Today in 1995, 29 years ago: in Altnaharra (Scottish Highlands) the lowest temperature in the history of the United Kingdom is recorded, with 27.2° C below zero. The previous two records were Braemar (Aberdeenshire) on 11 February 1895 and 10 January 1982.
Today in 1993, 31 years ago: Israel and Vatican City sign a historic agreement of mutual recognition in Jerusalem.
Today in 1935, 89 years ago: The Italian Air Force bombs a Swedish Red Cross hospital during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
Today in 1902, 122 years ago: the Spanish Government sends warships to Tangier, which remain prepared to invade Morocco, which will later mark the beginning of the Rif War.
Today in 1992, 32 years ago: the Organic Law ratifying the Maastricht Treaty enters into force in Spain.
Today in 1903, 121 years ago: A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
Today in 2001, 23 years ago: in Argentina, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá resigns from the Presidency of the Argentine Nation, by the law of acefalia, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Camaño assumes the presidency on an interim basis until the Legislative Assembly appoints a new President for Argentina.
Today in 1980, 44 years ago: in Uruguay, the Gold Cup of World Champions, known as Mundialito, begins in Montevideo.
Today in 1967, 57 years ago: Aeroflot Flight L-51 crashes near Liepāja International Airport in Liepāja, Latvia, killing 43.
Today in 1958, 66 years ago: The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.
Today in 2005, 19 years ago: Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
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.
Kevin Russell
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