On today's date in 1800: The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress". #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1916: Irish republicans led by Patrick Pearse began the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland, and proclaimed the Irish Republic an independent state. 
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On today's date in 1915: The Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire began with the arrest and deportation of hundreds of prominent Armenians in Constantinople. 
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On today's date in 1913: The Woolworth Building in New York City officially opened; at the time, it was the tallest building in the world, with a height of 792 ft (241 m). 
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On today's date in 1976: The American band the Ramones released their debut album, which became highly influential on the emerging punk rock movement. 
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On today's date in 1891: Chilean Civil War: The armored frigate Blanco Encalada was sunk at the Battle of Caldera Bay, the first ironclad warship lost to a self-propelled torpedo. 
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On today's date in 1920: The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the country's unicameral legislature, first met in Ankara in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence. 
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On today's date in 1836: Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when some of his fellow soldiers mistakenly give away his identity. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1622: The Capture of Ormuz by the East India Company ends Portuguese control of Hormuz Island. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1519: Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 995: Ælfric of Abingdon was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1970: In response to a dispute over wheat production quotas, Leonard Casley declared his 75 km2 (29 sq mi) farm in Western Australia to be an independent country as the Hutt River Province. 
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On today's date in 1617: The town of Uusikaupunki (Swedish: Nystad, lit. "New Town") was founded by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1971: Salyut 1, the first space station, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in the Soviet Union. 
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On today's date in 65: The freedman Milichus betrays Piso's plot to kill the Emperor Nero and all the conspirators are arrested. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 531: Battle of Callinicum: A Byzantine army under Belisarius is defeated by the Persians at Raqqa (northern Syria). #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1775: American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1831: The University of Alabama is founded in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1521: Trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. He refuses to recant his teachings despite the risk of excommunication. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1984: Metropolitan Police officer Yvonne Fletcher was shot and killed while on duty during a protest outside the Libyan embassy in London, resulting in an 11-day police siege of the building and a breakdown of Libya–United Kingdom relations. 
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