On today's date in 1977: "God Defend New Zealand" became New Zealand's second national anthem, on equal standing with "God Save the King", which had been the traditional anthem since 1840. 
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On today's date in 2009: An explosion in a coal mine in Heilongjiang, China, killed 108 miners. 
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On today's date in 1620: Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.) #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1783: In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes make the first untethered hot air balloon flight. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 284: Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1739: Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1945: The Nuremberg trials (defendants pictured) of 24 leading Nazis involved in the Holocaust and various war crimes during World War II began in Nuremberg, Germany. 
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On today's date in 1194: Palermo is conquered by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 636: The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in Iraq. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1863: American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1809: Napoleonic Wars: In the Bay of Bengal, a French frigate squadron captured three East Indiamen mainly carrying recruits for the Indian Army. 
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On today's date in 1978: Jim Jones led more than 900 members of the Peoples Temple to mass murder/suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, hours after some of its members assassinated U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan. 
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On today's date in 1105: Maginulfo is elected the Antipope as Sylvester IV. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1511: Henry VIII of England concludes the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1603: English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2012: In Manfalut, Egypt, a school bus was hit by a train, killing at least 50 children. 
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On today's date in 2012: In Manfalut, Egypt, a school bus was hit by a train, killing at least 50 children. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1491: An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1532: Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 951: Emperor Li Jing sends a Southern Tang expeditionary force of 10,000 men under Bian Hao to conquer Chu. Li Jing removes the ruling family to his own capital in Nanjing, ending the Chu Kingdom. #history #grownostr