On today's date in 1797: Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2007: In one of the deadliest shooting incidents in United States history, a gunman killed 32 people and wounded over 20 more before committing suicide at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia (memorial pictured). 
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On today's date in 1919: Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army. 
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On today's date in 1780: Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von Fürstenberg founds the University of Münster. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1917: World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south of Laon, France. 
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On today's date in 1989: The Hillsborough disaster (memorial pictured), a human crush that caused 97 deaths in the worst disaster in British sporting history, occurred during an FA Cup match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in Sheffield. 
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On today's date in 1816: Bussa, a slave in British-ruled Barbados, leads a slave rebellion. For this, he is remembered as the first national hero of Barbados. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1849: Lajos Kossuth presents the Hungarian Declaration of Independence in a closed session of the National Assembly. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2013: Four Chadian soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing by jihadist rebels in Kidal, Mali. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1204: Troops of the Fourth Crusade entered Constantinople and began a sack of the city, temporarily dissolving the Byzantine Empire. 
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On today's date in 1861: Confederate forces began a bombardment of Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, starting the American Civil War. 
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On today's date in 1689: William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1963: Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in terris, the first papal encyclical addressed to "all men of good will" rather than only to Catholics. 
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On today's date in 1970: In the midst of business disagreements with his bandmates, Paul McCartney announced his departure from the Beatles. 
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On today's date in 1919: Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata (pictured) was shot to death near Ciudad Ayala, Morelos. 
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On today's date in 1820: The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 876: Abbasid forces decisively defeated the Saffarid emir Ya'qub ibn Laith, forcing the latter to halt his advance into Iraq. 
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On today's date in 1141: Empress Matilda becomes the first female ruler of England, adopting the title 'Lady of the English'. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1945: Second World War: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville Island concluded with a decisive victory for the Australian Army's 7th Brigade against the Imperial Japanese Army's 6th Division. 
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On today's date in 1712: The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway. #history #grownostr