Today in 1924, 101 years ago: in the civil pantheon of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, he was shot after Felipe Carrillo Puerto, socialist governor of Yucatán, took public power from him, along with his brothers: Edesio, Benjamín and Wilfrido and 9 other collaborators.
Today in 2002, 23 years ago: Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons.
Today in 1687, 338 years ago: in Spain, Carlos II created the General Superintendence of Finance, putting the Marquis de los Vélez in charge.
Today in 2018, 7 years ago: For the first time in history, all five major storm surge gates in the Netherlands are closed simultaneously in the wake of a storm.
Today in 1870, 155 years ago: in New York, the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins.
Today in 1932, 93 years ago: in Honduras martial law is declared to stop the revolt of banana workers, fired by the United Fruit company.
Today in 1944, 81 years ago: World War II: US flying ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Vought F4U Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
Today in 2016, 9 years ago: In response to the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Iran ends its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.
Today in 1913, 112 years ago: First Balkan War: Greece completes its capture of the eastern Aegean island of Chios, as the last Ottoman forces on the island surrender.
Today in 1777, 248 years ago: at the Battle of Princeton (United States) the American general George Washington defeats the British general Charles Cornwallis.
Today in 1496, 529 years ago: in Italy, Leonardo da Vinci tests his flying machine for the first time.
Today in 1741, 284 years ago: the city of Tarata was founded in the Royal Audience of Charcas (today Bolivia), Viceroyalty of Peru.
Today in 2015, 10 years ago: in the town of Baga, in the far northeast of Nigeria, militants of the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram begin the Baga massacre (until January 7): they will kill more than 2,000 men, women and children.
Today in 1987, 38 years ago: Varig Flight 797 crashes near Akouré in the Ivory Coast, resulting in 50 deaths.
Today in 1946, 79 years ago: Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf suffers a concussion during a freak racing accident; he dies from the injury the following day. The annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.
Today in 1997, 28 years ago: the People's Republic of China announces that it will spend 27.7 billion dollars to fight erosion and pollution in the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys.
Today in 2006, 19 years ago: the Internet reaches 1.1 billion users (one in seven people on the planet has access to the network).
Today in 1848, 177 years ago: in Liberia, Joseph Jenkins Roberts is appointed Prime Minister.
Today in 1999, 26 years ago: the United States launches the Mars Polar Lander, with which contact was lost shortly before landing.
Today in 1990, 35 years ago: in Panama, President Manuel Noriega surrenders to American soldiers and is transferred to the United States.
Today in 1870, 155 years ago: Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
Today in 1993, 32 years ago: George Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the START II nuclear disarmament agreement, to reduce nuclear arsenals.
*1815 – Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance against Prussia and Russia.
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Valve set Palworld back as Steam Deck Playable but with multiple listed problems
It's been a strange few days for Palworld on Steam Deck. Originally it was rated Steam Deck Playable, then after the major Feybreak update Valve set it as Steam Deck Unsupported and now it's back to Steam Deck Playable again.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Today in 1899, 126 years ago: in The New York Times magazine the word automobile is used for the first time.
Today in 1944, 81 years ago: near Torre del Bierzo (province of León (Spain), dozens of people die as a result of a railway accident at coordinates 42.595889,-6.331000
Today in 1911, 114 years ago: A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
Today in 1966, 59 years ago: in Havana (Cuba) the First Conference of Solidarity of the Peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America meets. The OSPAAL (Solidarity Organization among the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America) is created, which calls on the peoples of the world to "create one, two, three Vietnams".
Today in 1904, 121 years ago: in Ireland, John Edward Redmond tries to relaunch the Irish nationalist Home Rule movement
Today in 1642, 383 years ago: in England, Parliament approves the Great Admonition, an indictment against King Charles I.
Today in 1962, 63 years ago: in Vatican City, Pope John XXIII excommunicated Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Today in 1911, 114 years ago: A gun battle in the East End of London leaves two dead. It sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
Today in 1943, 82 years ago: in the city of Santa Barbara (Costa Rica) the football club Asociación Deportiva Santa Bárbara, now defunct, was founded.
Today in 1815, 210 years ago: Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance against Prussia and Russia.
David J. Atkinson
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