Today in 1993, 32 years ago: Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
Today in 1991, 34 years ago: Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Today in 1913, 112 years ago: the Ottoman Empire renounces its European territories, with the exception of the straits, and proposes the independence of Albania.
*1949 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
Today in 1777, 248 years ago: near Trenton (New Jersey) -in the context of the American Revolutionary War - American forces under the command of George Washington repelled a British attack at the Battle of Assunpink Creek.
Today in 1969, 56 years ago: in the Upper Tacutu-Alto Essequibo region of Guyana, the Rupununi Rebellion began. It was contained 3 days later by the Guyanese army.
Today in 1941, 84 years ago: World War II: The Cardiff Blitz severely damages the cathedral in Cardiff, Wales.
Today in 1955, 70 years ago: President José Antonio Remon Cantera is assassinated in Panama.
Today in 1978, 47 years ago: On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills.
Today in 1870, 155 years ago: in France, the dictatorship exercised by Napoleon III becomes a constitutional monarchy.
Today in 1829, 196 years ago: the Mexican government decrees the expulsion of Spaniards residing in the country.
Today in 1942, 83 years ago: World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
Today in 1902, 123 years ago: in Mexico City, President Porfirio Díaz lays the foundation stone of the Independence Monument.
Today in 1866, 159 years ago: the Spanish government orders the closure of the chairs of the Athenaeum.
Today in 1920, 105 years ago: in Villa de María, in the north of the province of Córdoba (Argentina), the maximum temperature in the history of that country is recorded: 49.1 °C.
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Today in 1903, 122 years ago: the Bulgarian government denounces the trade treaty that binds it to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Today in 1994, 31 years ago: in Mexico the battle of Ocosingo is being fought during the Zapatista uprising.
Today in 1919, 106 years ago: in Poland, the government of Józef Piłsudski orders the shooting of the civilian doctors and nurses of the Soviet Red Cross mission.
Today in 1963, 62 years ago: in Shanghai, the reimplantation of a hand is successfully achieved.
Today in 2022, 3 years ago: Massive nationwide protests and unrest break out in Kazakhstan over the sudden increase of liquefied petroleum gas prices, leaving over 200 people dead and thousands injured.
Today in 1791, 234 years ago: in Lima (Peru) the first issue of the newspaper Mercurio is published.
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Today in 1963, 62 years ago: Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
Today in 1863, 162 years ago: American Civil War: The three-day Battle of Stones River ends in a Union victory when the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg are repulsed for the final time by the Army of the Cumberland under General William S. Rosecrans.
Today in 1959, 66 years ago: in Cuba, Fidel Castro takes power and Manuel Urrutia is appointed president by the July 26 Movement.
Today in 2009, 16 years ago: in Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño is sworn in as the ninth governor.
Today in 1998, 27 years ago: in Russia new rubles are beginning to spread to contain inflation and promote confidence.
Today in 1993, 32 years ago: in Geneva (Switzerland) the three parties to the conflict meet in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Today in 1918, 107 years ago: a fire in the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso (Segovia) destroys numerous works of art.
Today in 2002, 23 years ago: in Argentina, Eduardo Duhalde assumes as provisional president in the midst of a very serious crisis.
Today in 1974, 51 years ago: in the US, President Richard Nixon signs the 55 mph top speed bill to conserve gasoline for the duration of the OPEC embargo.
Today in 1833, 192 years ago: Britain seizes the Falkland Islands with the entry of the Clío corvette into Puerto Soledad, expelling the Argentine administration.