Today in 1885, 140 years ago: in Spain, the first regulation of the Ateneo de Madrid comes into force.
Today in 1501, 524 years ago: date that is traditionally considered as the end of the printed books called incunabula.
Today in 1929, 96 years ago: in Nicaragua, José María Moncada, of the Liberal Party, assumes the presidency.
Today in 1900, 125 years ago: Nigeria becomes a British protectorate with Frederick Lugard as high commissioner.
Today in 1933, 92 years ago: in La Felguera (Spain) several high-powered bombs explode and there are numerous riots in Seville that would last for several days in other cities of Spain, in the so-called January 1933 Revolution.
Today in 1957, 68 years ago: the German engineer Felix Wankel carries out the first test run with the rotary piston engine created by him.
Today in 2007, 18 years ago: in Indonesia, Adam Air Flight 574 of the Indonesian airline Adam Air crashes, killing all its occupants.
Today in 1850, 175 years ago: a new mail system with adhesive stamps is established in Spain.
Today in 1920, 105 years ago: in Barcelona, the Civil Action Committee organizes a great rally against terrorism.
Today in 2008, 17 years ago: the Greek Cypriot part of the island of Cyprus, the British bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia established on that island and Malta adopt the euro as their official currency.
Today in 1946, 79 years ago: at Heathrow Airport (London) the first civil flight is made, bound for Buenos Aires making a stopover in Lisbon.
Today in 1910, 115 years ago: for the first time, Spaniards begin the year by eating twelve grapes to the sound of the bells.
Today in 1943, 82 years ago: in the context of World War II, the long battle of Guadalcanal ends, with the victory of the Americans over the Japanese.
Today in 1948, 77 years ago: in Spain, the Government decrees the suspension of safe-conducts to circulate inside.
Today in 1913, 112 years ago: Antonio Maura, head of the Conservative Party, resigns in Spain.
Today in 1994, 31 years ago: in Peru, the Constitution of President Alberto Fujimori comes into force.
Today in 1502, 523 years ago: in South America, the Florentine naturalized Castilian Amerigo Vespucci discovered Guanabara Bay, where Rio de Janeiro would later be founded.
Today in 1801, 224 years ago: the Lombard monk Giuseppe Piazzi (1746-1826) discovered the first asteroid: Ceres.
Today in 1600, 425 years ago: Scotland recognises January 1 as the start of the year, instead of March 25.
Today in 2000, 25 years ago: Y2K, better known as the Problem of the Year 2000, occurs all over the world.
Today in 1983, 42 years ago: History of the Internet: ARPANET abandons the NCP protocol and adopts TCP/IP.
Today in 1973, 52 years ago: the "Europe of the Nine" was born, when the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark joined the EEC.
Today in 1867, 158 years ago: Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel obtains dynamite industrially for the first time.
Today in 1928, 97 years ago: Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran to seek asylum in France. He is the only member of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Soviet Union.
Today in 1988, 37 years ago: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
Today in 1944, 81 years ago: Erwin Rommel is appointed deputy commander in chief of the army group in France.
Today in 2023, 2 years ago: In Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva takes over as president for the third time, succeeding Jair Bolsonaro.
Today in 1999, 26 years ago: The Euro currency is introduced in 11 member nations of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden).
Today in 1822, 203 years ago: The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.
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Today in 1776, 249 years ago: General George Washington hoists the first United States flag, the Grand Union Flag, at Prospect Hill.
Today in 1985, 40 years ago: in Arkansas (United States), 2,500 people are evacuated after escaping in a gas tank car manufactured by the Union Carbide.
Today in 1947, 78 years ago: Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
Today in 2008, 17 years ago: Uruguay becomes the first Latin American country that allows, at the national level, civil unions between people of the same gender.
Today in 1994, 31 years ago: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) comes into effect.
Today in 1911, 114 years ago: in the Republic of Nicaragua, General Juan José Entrada is elected president.
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