On today's date in 1933: In the first proven act of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation, a Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines exploded in mid-air near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all seven people aboard. 
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On today's date in 1760: In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname – descended from escaped slaves – gain territorial autonomy. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1831: Angry at the defeat of the Second Reform Bill a crowd burnt down Nottingham Castle, England, home of the Duke of Newcastle, who had opposed the bill in parliament. 
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On today's date in 1708: Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1813: War of the Sixth Coalition: Empress Marie-Louise of France issued decrees conscripting tens of thousands of teenagers, who became known as Marie-Louises. 
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On today's date in 1962: Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode. 
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On today's date in 1410: The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 876: Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger prevent a West Frankish invasion and defeat emperor Charles II ("the Bald"). #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1573: End of the Spanish siege of Alkmaar, the first Dutch victory in the Eighty Years' War. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 876: Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger prevent a West Frankish invasion and defeat emperor Charles II ("the Bald"). #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1477: Uppsala University is inaugurated after receiving its corporate rights from Pope Sixtus IV in February the same year. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1571: Ottoman–Habsburg wars: The Battle of Lepanto was fought near the Gulf of Corinth, a significant setback for the Ottoman Empire and the last major naval battle fought entirely with galleys. 
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On today's date in 1513: War of the League of Cambrai: Spain defeats Venice. #history #grownostr
On today's date in -69: Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdue Armenia. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1600: Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1998: University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard was attacked and fatally wounded near Laramie, Wyoming, U.S., dying six days later. 
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On today's date in 1838: The Killough massacre in east Texas sees eighteen Texian settlers either killed or kidnapped. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 869: The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to depose patriarch Photios I. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1838: The Killough massacre in east Texas sees eighteen Texian settlers either killed or kidnapped. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1925: Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured the city of Hama from the French Mandate of Syria. 
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