Today in 1979, 46 years ago: Cold wave in Europe, with temperatures of 45 degrees below zero in Moscow.
Today in 1492, 533 years ago: in Spain, the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada surrendered to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella, later the Catholic Monarchs, putting an end to the Reconquista.
Today in 1955, 70 years ago: Following the assassination of the Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera, his deputy, José Ramón Guizado, takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered.
Today in 1818, 207 years ago: The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded by a group of six engineers; Thomas Telford would later become its first president.
Today in 1993, 32 years ago: Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
Today in 1991, 34 years ago: Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Today in 1913, 112 years ago: the Ottoman Empire renounces its European territories, with the exception of the straits, and proposes the independence of Albania.
*1949 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
Today in 1777, 248 years ago: near Trenton (New Jersey) -in the context of the American Revolutionary War - American forces under the command of George Washington repelled a British attack at the Battle of Assunpink Creek.
Today in 1969, 56 years ago: in the Upper Tacutu-Alto Essequibo region of Guyana, the Rupununi Rebellion began. It was contained 3 days later by the Guyanese army.
Today in 1941, 84 years ago: World War II: The Cardiff Blitz severely damages the cathedral in Cardiff, Wales.
Today in 1955, 70 years ago: President José Antonio Remon Cantera is assassinated in Panama.
Today in 1978, 47 years ago: On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills.
Today in 1870, 155 years ago: in France, the dictatorship exercised by Napoleon III becomes a constitutional monarchy.
Today in 1829, 196 years ago: the Mexican government decrees the expulsion of Spaniards residing in the country.
Today in 1942, 83 years ago: World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
Today in 1902, 123 years ago: in Mexico City, President Porfirio Díaz lays the foundation stone of the Independence Monument.
Today in 1866, 159 years ago: the Spanish government orders the closure of the chairs of the Athenaeum.
Today in 1920, 105 years ago: in Villa de María, in the north of the province of Córdoba (Argentina), the maximum temperature in the history of that country is recorded: 49.1 °C.
Sicherheitslücken bei der elektronischen Patientenakte: Kein Grund zur Panik
Die Profi-Hacker vom Chaos Computer Club (CCC) haben Sicherheitslücken bei der elektronischen Patientenakte entdeckt. Noch ist Zeit, die Lücken zu schließen.Tim Szent-Ivanyi (Schaumburger Nachrichten)
Today in 1903, 122 years ago: the Bulgarian government denounces the trade treaty that binds it to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Today in 1994, 31 years ago: in Mexico the battle of Ocosingo is being fought during the Zapatista uprising.
Today in 1919, 106 years ago: in Poland, the government of Józef Piłsudski orders the shooting of the civilian doctors and nurses of the Soviet Red Cross mission.
Today in 1963, 62 years ago: in Shanghai, the reimplantation of a hand is successfully achieved.
Today in 2022, 3 years ago: Massive nationwide protests and unrest break out in Kazakhstan over the sudden increase of liquefied petroleum gas prices, leaving over 200 people dead and thousands injured.
Today in 1791, 234 years ago: in Lima (Peru) the first issue of the newspaper Mercurio is published.
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Today in 1963, 62 years ago: Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
Today in 1863, 162 years ago: American Civil War: The three-day Battle of Stones River ends in a Union victory when the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg are repulsed for the final time by the Army of the Cumberland under General William S. Rosecrans.
Today in 1959, 66 years ago: in Cuba, Fidel Castro takes power and Manuel Urrutia is appointed president by the July 26 Movement.
Today in 2009, 16 years ago: in Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño is sworn in as the ninth governor.
Today in 1998, 27 years ago: in Russia new rubles are beginning to spread to contain inflation and promote confidence.