Today in 1702, 322 years ago: Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
Today in 1941, 83 years ago: in India Majatma Gandhi resigns from the presidency of the Indian National Congress Party.
Today in 1833, 191 years ago: in Spain, Minister Javier de Burgos establishes the division of the country into 49 provinces.
Today in 1825, 199 years ago: The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.
Today in 1943, 81 years ago: Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
Today in 1906, 118 years ago: The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).
Today in 1844, 180 years ago: The Philippines adapts to the Gregorian calendar, so tomorrow will not be Tuesday, December 31, but Wednesday, January 1, 1845.
Today in 2000, 24 years ago: in Metro Manila (Philippines) the Rizal Day Bombings take place: in the course of a few hours several bombs explode, killing 22 and injuring more than a hundred people.
Today in 1996, 28 years ago: in Israel, budget cuts ordered by Benjamin Netanyahu trigger the strike of 250,000 workers.
Today in 1997, 27 years ago: in Romania, Michael I announces his return to Bucharest after fifty years of exile.
Today in 1896, 128 years ago: Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
Today in 1965, 59 years ago: in the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos takes over as president.
Today in 1831, 193 years ago: at the Teatro del Príncipe in Madrid (Spain), Manuel Bretón de los Herreros premieres Marcela or which of the three?.
Today in 1460, 564 years ago: Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.
Today in 2000, 24 years ago: Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
Today in 2021, 3 years ago: in Argentina, the number of COVID-19 cases surpassed 50,000 for the first time.
Today in 1874, 150 years ago: a provisional government was formed in Spain under the leadership of Cánovas del Castillo after the coup d 'état of Martínez Campos.
Today in 2006, 18 years ago: in Spain, the terrorist group ETA detonates a powerful car bomb in the parking lot of Terminal 4 of Madrid-Barajas Airport, effectively interrupting the ceasefire that began on March 24. The explosion killed two people of Ecuadorian nationality.
Today in 1896, 128 years ago: Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
Today in 1916, 108 years ago: Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later.
Today in 1999, 25 years ago: in Venezuela, the new constitution of the nation was approved and put into effect, thus giving birth to the fifth republic.
Today in 1530, 494 years ago: the third voyage of the conquering expedition, made up of 180 Spaniards, leaves Panama.
Today in 2009, 15 years ago: in Iran, the people take to the streets of the country to repudiate the violent acts carried out by groups on December 27 and express their support for the Islamic Republic and the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
Today in 2020, 4 years ago: in Buenos Aires, the Senate of the Argentine Nation legalizes abortion for up to fourteen weeks gestation with 38 votes in favor and 29 against.
Today in 1419, 605 years ago: in La Rochelle (France), the troops of Castile defeat the English.
Today in 2004, 20 years ago: A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 194.
Today in 1919, 105 years ago: in London (UK), the Lincoln's Inn bar admits a female student as a parishioner for the first time.
Today in 1937, 87 years ago: in Egypt, King Farouk dismisses the Wafdist Nahhas Baja and calls on the head of the parliamentary minority, Mahmound Baja, to form a new government.
Today in 1947, 77 years ago: Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
Today in 2020, 4 years ago: Becky Hammon became the first female coach in NBA history, after taking over her San Antonio Spurs team for the expulsion of coach Gregg Popovich in a game against the Lakers.
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