On today's date in 1715: A total solar eclipse is visible across northern Europe and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within four minutes accuracy. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1715: A total solar eclipse is visible across northern Europe and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within four minutes accuracy. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1559: John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1807: The Slave Trade Act 1807 takes effect, abolishing the slave trade within the British Empire. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1950: Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. 
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On today's date in 1753: Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 0311: The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1945: World War II: As Allied forces closed in on Berlin, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler committed suicide in the Führerbunker with Eva Braun one day after their marriage. 
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On today's date in 1883: New York governor Grover Cleveland signed legislation that led to the creation of Niagara Falls State Park, the United States' first state park. 
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On today's date in 1789: George Washington took the oath of office as the first president of the United States at Federal Hall in New York City. 
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On today's date in 1429: Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1826: The galaxy Centaurus A or NGC 5128 is discovered by James Dunlop. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1760: Seven Years' War: France began an unsuccessful attempt to retake Quebec City, which had been captured by Britain. 
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On today's date in 1721: A massive earthquake devastates the Iranian city of Tabriz. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1721: A massive earthquake devastates the Iranian city of Tabriz. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1970: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) came into being when the WIPO Convention entered into force. 
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On today's date in 1644: Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1644: Ming–Qing transition: The Ming dynasty of China fell when the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng. 
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On today's date in 1644: Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1547: Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League. #history #grownostr