On today's date in -509: Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 834: Emperor Louis the Pious is restored as sole ruler of the Frankish Empire. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1781: The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 350: Vetranio proclaims himself Caesar after being encouraged to do so by Constantina, sister of Constantius II. #history #grownostr
On today's date in -509: Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1644: Abel Tasman's second Pacific voyage begins as he leaves Batavia in command of three ships. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1704: Queen Anne's War: French and Native American forces raided the English settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, killing more than 50 colonists. 
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On today's date in 1997: Two heavily armed bank robbers exchanged gunfire with officers of the Los Angeles Police Department in North Hollywood, in one of the most intense gun battles in American police history. 
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On today's date in 1922: The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1947: February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1922: The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1814: Peninsular War: In the south of France, Spanish, British and Portuguese soldiers under the command of Arthur Wellesley defeated French soldiers in the Battle of Orthez, causing the French to retreat east. 
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On today's date in 907: Abaoji, chieftain of the Yila tribe, is named khagan of the Khitans. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1933: The Reichstag building, the seat of the German parliament in Berlin, was set on fire in a pivotal event in the establishment of the Nazi regime. 
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On today's date in 1940: American biochemists Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discovered carbon-14, a radioactive isotope of carbon, which is now used extensively as the basis of the radiocarbon dating method to date archaeological and geological samples. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1776: American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1606: The Janszoon voyage of 1605-06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1365: The Ava Kingdom and the royal city of Ava (Inwa) founded by King Thado Minbya. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1794: The first Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen burns down. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1336: Four thousand defenders of Pilenai commit mass suicide rather than be taken captive by the Teutonic Knights. #history #grownostr