On today's date in 1550: The city of Helsinki, Finland (belonging to Sweden at the time) is founded by King Gustav I of Sweden. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1665: Thomas Willett is appointed the first mayor of New York City. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 173: Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain". #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1118: Roger of Salerno, Prince of Antioch, captures Azaz from the Seljuk Turks. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2012: Two earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, triggering a massive landslide that buried a village and killed 75 people. 
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On today's date in 2012: Two earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, triggering a massive landslide that buried a village and killed 75 people. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1724: Johann Sebastian Bach directed his cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 in Leipzig on the first Sunday after Trinity, beginning his chorale cantata cycle. 
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On today's date in 1719: Jacobite risings: Battle of Glen Shiel. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1596: Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1523: The Parisian Faculty of Theology fines Simon de Colines for publishing the Biblical commentary Commentarii initiatorii in quatuor Evangelia by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1915: Unhappy with U.S. president Woodrow Wilson's handling of the RMS Lusitania sinking, William Jennings Bryan resigned as Secretary of State. 
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On today's date in 1191: Richard I arrives in Acre, beginning the Third Crusade. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1941: World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant. 
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On today's date in 1191: Richard I arrives in Acre, beginning the Third Crusade. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1948: Anti-Jewish riots broke out in the French protectorate in Morocco, during which 44 people were killed and 150 injured. 
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On today's date in 1998: White supremacists murdered James Byrd Jr., an African American, by chaining him behind a pickup truck and dragging him along an asphalt road in Jasper, Texas. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1832: The June Rebellion in Paris is put down by the National Guard. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1513: Battle of Novara. In the Italian Wars, Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis II de la Trémoille, forcing them to abandon Milan; Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1813: War of 1812: The British ambushed an American encampment near present-day Stoney Creek, Ontario, capturing two senior officers. 
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On today's date in 1998: Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. 
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