On today's date in 1768: The former slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøya in Norway. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1914: A large internal explosion destroyed HMS Bulwark near Sheerness, killing 741 people on board. 
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On today's date in 2011: NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory mission from Cape Canaveral, carrying the Curiosity rover onboard. 
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On today's date in 1851: The French navy bombarded Salé, Morocco (pictured), damaging the city's infrastructure and its Great Mosque. 
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On today's date in 1596: The Cudgel War begins in Finland (at the time part of Sweden), when peasants rebel against the imposition of taxes by the nobility. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1177: Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Châtillon defeat Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1120: The White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1596: The Cudgel War begins in Finland (at the time part of Sweden), when peasants rebel against the imposition of taxes by the nobility. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 380: Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1190: Conrad of Montferrat becomes King of Jerusalem upon his marriage to Isabella I of Jerusalem. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1750: Tarabai, regent of the Maratha Empire, imprisons Rajaram II of Satara for refusing to remove Balaji Baji Rao from the post of peshwa. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 380: Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1733: African slaves in the Danish West Indies began an insurrection in one of the earliest and longest slave revolts in the Americas. 
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On today's date in 2012: "Il Canto degli Italiani" officially became the national anthem of Italy, 66 years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the Italian Republic. 
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On today's date in 1248: Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2003: Rose Revolution: Eduard Shevardnadze resigned as President of Georgia following weeks of mass protests over disputed election results. 
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On today's date in 1987: Two television stations in Chicago had their broadcast signals hijacked with footage of an unknown person wearing a Max Headroom mask and costume. 
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On today's date in 1968: The Beatles released their eponymous double album, popularly known as the White Album. 
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On today's date in 1987: Two television stations in Chicago had their broadcast signals hijacked with footage of an unknown person wearing a Max Headroom mask and costume. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1971: In Britain's worst mountaineering tragedy, five teenage students and one of their leaders were found dead from exposure on the Cairngorm Plateau in the Scottish Highlands. 
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