On today's date in 1845: The United States annexes the Republic of Texas. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1607: According to John Smith, Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan leader Wahunsenacawh, successfully pleads for his life after tribal leaders attempt to execute him. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 875: Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor Charles II. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1975: Planted by unknown perpetrators, a bomb exploded at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and seriously injuring 74 others. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 893: An earthquake destroyed the city of Dvin, Armenia, resulting in about 30,000 casualties. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 2006: Somali Civil War: Troops of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and their Ethiopian allies captured Mogadishu unopposed. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 418: A papal conclave begins, resulting in the election of Pope Boniface I. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1308: The reign of Emperor Hanazono of Japan begins. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 537: The reconstructed Hagia Sophia (pictured) in Constantinople was inaugurated; built as a church, it later became a mosque and a museum. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1845: Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1918: A public speech by the Polish pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski in Poznań sparked the Greater Poland uprising against Germany. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1836: The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1811: A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1806: Battles of Pultusk and Golymin: Russian forces hold French forces under Napoleon. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1790: Louis XVI of France gives his public assent to Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1806: Battles of Pultusk and Golymin: Russian forces hold French forces under Napoleon. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1831: A Baptist preacher named Samuel Sharpe began an unsuccessful eleven-day slave revolt in Jamaica. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 333: Roman Emperor Constantine the Great elevates his youngest son Constans to the rank of Caesar. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 350: Vetranio meets Constantius II at Naissus (Serbia) and is forced to abdicate his imperial title. Constantius allows him to live as a private citizen on a state pension. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 274: A temple to Sol Invictus is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian. #history #grownostr