On today's date in 1657: Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1999: About 10,000 people died when a tropical cyclone made landfall in the Indian state of Odisha near the city of Bhubaneswar. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1658: Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1268: Conradin is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1492: Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1449: Christian I is crowned king of Denmark. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1516: Second Ottoman-Mamluk War: Mamluks fail to stop the Ottoman advance towards Egypt at the Battle of Yaunis Khan. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 2004: The Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals to win the 2004 World Series, breaking the so-called "Curse of the Bambino". #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1524: French troops lay siege to Pavia. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1904: The first underground segment of the New York City Subway opened, connecting New York City Hall (station pictured) with Harlem. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1902: A group of Russian explorers led by Baron von Toll left their camp on Bennett Island and disappeared without a trace. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 2000: Following protests against military leader Robert Guéï, Laurent Gbagbo became the president of Ivory Coast. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1341: The Byzantine army proclaimed chief minister John VI Kantakouzenos emperor, triggering a civil war between his supporters and those of John V Palaiologos, the heir to the throne. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1147: Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 2010: Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia, began an increasingly violent series of eruptions that lasted over a month. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1747: War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1747: War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1795: Poland is completely consumed by Russia, Prussia and Austria. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1931: The George Washington Bridge (pictured), connecting New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey, and today the world's busiest motor-vehicle bridge, was dedicated. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1590: John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists. #history #grownostr