On today's date in -241: First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1847: Mexican–American War: The Siege of Veracruz began, the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces. 
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On today's date in 1842: Nabucco, an opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi that established his reputation, premiered at La Scala in Milan. 
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On today's date in 1782: Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity, are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1126: Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1576: A Spanish colonial officer wrote a letter to King Philip II containing the first mention of the Maya ruins of Copán in present-day Honduras. 
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On today's date in 1277: Bishop Étienne Tempier promulgated a condemnation of 219 heretical propositions that were being discussed at the University of Paris. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1985: The charity single "We Are the World" by the supergroup USA for Africa was released, and went on to sell more than 20 million copies. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1814: Emperor Napoleon I of France wins the Battle of Craonne. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1964: In a radio broadcast, Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad announced that American boxer Cassius Clay would change his name to Muhammad Ali (pictured). #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1936: The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time. 
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On today's date in 1936: The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 306: Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 938: Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the Czechs. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1824: The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the British Isles, was founded as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck by author and philanthropist William Hillary. 
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On today's date in 473: Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1776: American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 986: Louis V becomes the last Carolingian king of West Francia after the death of his father, Lothaire. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1943: World War II: Australian and U.S. air forces attacked and destroyed a large Japanese naval convoy in the Bismarck Sea, north of Papua New Guinea. 
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On today's date in 1901: U.S. Steel, the first billion-dollar corporation and once the world's largest producer of steel, was founded by financier J. P. Morgan. 
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