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A military plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people.

2014

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Pamir Airways Flight 112 crashes in Afghanistan's Shakardara District, killing 44.

2010

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Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.

2007

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The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.

2006

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The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.

2004

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Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen.

2000

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Troops of Laurent-Désiré Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.

1997

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Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.

1995

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Malawi holds its first multi-party elections.

1994

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Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.

1992

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The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.

1990

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Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.

1987

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Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.

1984

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The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds [1.9 kt]), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request.

1983

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Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

1983

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General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.

1980

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On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru.

1980

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Rioting breaks out in downtown Miami, following the acquittal of four white police officers in the killing of Arthur McDuffie, a Black insurance salesman.

1980

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Nolan Bushnell opens the first Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (later renamed Chuck E. Cheese) in San Jose, California.

1977

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The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland.

1974

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Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.

1974

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Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.

1973

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Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.

1969

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Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.

1967

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In Cuba, the First Agrarian Reform Law – a cornerstone of the Cuban Revolution – is signed by Fidel Castro, aiming to eliminate large foreign-owned estates and redistribute land to over 100,000 peasants.

1959

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The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.

1954

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Delta Air Lines Flight 318 crashes near Marshall, Texas, killing 19.

1953

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World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF.

1943

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World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.

1940

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The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.

1939

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Spanish Civil War: The Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the Barcelona May Days, leading Juan Negrín to form a government, without the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, in its stead.

1937

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Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway.

1933

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The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls.

1915

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The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.

1914

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Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.

1902

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The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.

1900

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Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75).

1875

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The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.

1865

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Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.

1863

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American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under John A. McClernand defeat a Confederate rearguard and capture around 1,700 men at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge.

1863

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Members of the Melbourne Football Club codify the first rules of Australian rules football.

1859

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Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian.

1814

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The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.

1814

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Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.

1809

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Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.

1805

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The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.

1792

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French forces besieging Quebec retreat after the Royal Navy arrives to relieve the British garrison.

1760

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Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France.

1756

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Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.

1673

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An allied French and Swedish army defeats Imperial and Bavarian forces in the Battle of Zusmarshausen.

1648

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Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.

1642

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The treaty of Zuhab ends the fifteen-year-long war between the Ottomans and the Safavids.

1639

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Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.

1590

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George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.

1536

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Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.

1536

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Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men – by 1536 only four survive.

1527

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Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.

1521

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Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.

1395

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The comital family of Tusculum arranges the election of the count's son as Sergius IV following the death of Pope Marinus I earlier that month.

1012

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Election of Pope Hadrian III following the death of Pope Marinus I earlier that month.

884

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Election of Pope Liberius following the death of Pope Julius I in the previous month.

352

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