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Today in 2022, 3 years ago: Israel detects the first case of 'flurone', flu infection and COVID-19 at the same time.​

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Today in 1900, 125 years ago: compulsory education is introduced in the Netherlands.

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Today in 1947, 78 years ago: The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.

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Today in 1948, 77 years ago: the first Catalan opera of the post-war period, El giravolt de maig, by Toldrá, is premiered.

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Today in 1999, 26 years ago: in the region of South Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo) five hundred civilians are massacred by rebel forces fighting President Laurent Kabila.

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Today in 1993, 32 years ago: The Internal Market of the European Union was created

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Today in 1998, 27 years ago: Following a currency reform, Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence.

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Today in 1773, 252 years ago: The hymn that becomes known as "Amazing Grace", previously titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17, Faith's Review and Expectation", is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Today in 1885, 140 years ago: in Chile, the laws of marriage and civil registration come into force.

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Today in 1923, 102 years ago: in Mexico, the Mexican national football team plays its first international match against its Guatemalan counterpart, winning 5–2.

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Today in 1984, 41 years ago: Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom.

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Today in 1960, 65 years ago: in Cuba, the socialist revolution nationalizes, among others, the United Fruit Company, of US capitals.

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Today in 1998, 27 years ago: hundreds of people, mostly of Kurdish origin, arrive on Italian shores in a boat abandoned by the crew.

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Today in 1877, 148 years ago: Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India.

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Today in 1993, 32 years ago: the first mobile phone that allows you to write text is launched for sale.

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Today in 1845, 180 years ago: The Philippines moves its national calendar to align with other Asian countries' calendars by skipping Tuesday, December 31, 1844. The change has been ordered by Governor–General Narciso Claveria to reform the country's calendar so that it aligns with the rest of Asia. Its territory has been one day behind the rest of Asia for 323 years since the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in the Philippines on March 16, 1521.

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Today in 1877, 148 years ago: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.

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Today in 1946, 79 years ago: in a radio address, Emperor Hirohito explains the genesis of the emperor myth in Japan.

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Today in 2011, 14 years ago: in Italy, they prohibit the delivery of plastic bags (polyethylene) in stores, since their production uses too much oil and also takes too long to degrade, which generates an environmental hazard.

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Today in 1673, 352 years ago: regular mail begins to operate between New York and Boston.

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Today in 1925, 100 years ago: the capital of Norway, Cristiana, is renamed Oslo.

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Today in 1899, 126 years ago: in Cuba, the Spanish army hands the island over to the United States, which had kept it occupied for three years.

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Today in 1973, 52 years ago: Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom are admitted into the European Economic Community.

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Today in 2015, 10 years ago: Lithuania adopts the euro as its official currency.

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Today in 1515, 510 years ago: Twenty-year-old Francis, Duke of Brittany, succeeds to the French throne following the death of his father-in-law, Louis XII.

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Today in 2011, 14 years ago: in Buenos Aires (Argentina) begins the 32nd edition of the Dakar Rally, which runs through Argentina and Chile.

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Today in 2013, 12 years ago: At least 60 people are killed and 200 injured in a stampede after celebrations at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

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Today in 1901, 124 years ago: The Southern Nigeria Protectorate is established within the British Empire.

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Today in 2020, 5 years ago: In Wuhan, China, the Animal and Seafood market where the COVID-19 outbreak is believed to have originated is closed for sanitation and environmental disinfection.

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Today in 1905, 120 years ago: the Club Atlético Independiente was founded in Argentina.

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Today in 1809, 216 years ago: in Buenos Aires Martín de Álzaga leads a coup d 'état with the purpose of deposing the viceroy Santiago de Liniers.

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Today in 1983, 42 years ago: the Caracas Metro was officially inaugurated in Venezuela.

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Today in 1707, 318 years ago: in Portugal, John V is crowned king.

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Today in 2000, 25 years ago: at 12:00 TT the epoch J2000.0 is set as a reference in astronomy.

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Today in 1962, 63 years ago: Samoa becomes independent from the British Empire.

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