On today's date in 1965: The state of Singapore (flag pictured) was expelled from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict between their respective ruling parties. 
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On today's date in 1500: Ottoman-Venetian War (1499-1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1428: Sources cite biggest caravan trade between Podvisoki and Republic of Ragusa in 1428. Vlachs committed to Ragusan lord Tomo Bunić, that they will with 600 horses deliver 1500 modius of salt. Delivery was meant for Dobrašin Veseoković, and Vlachs price was half of delivered salt. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1988: Tropical Storm Beryl formed over southeastern Louisiana, making it one of the few tropical cyclones to form over land. 
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On today's date in 1264: Reconquista: In the early stages of the Mudéjar revolt, Muslim rebels captured the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera in present-day Spain, holding it for about two months. 
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On today's date in 1956: A mining disaster killed 262 workers, mainly Italian nationals, at the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Belgium. 
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On today's date in 1914: The Battle of Mulhouse began with France's first attack of World War I in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to recover the region of Alsace from Germany. 
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On today's date in 1897: Mahdist War: Anglo-Egyptian soldiers clashed with Mahdist Sudanese rebels in the Battle of Abu Hamed. 
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On today's date in 1479: Battle of Guinegate: French troops of King Louis XI were defeated by the Burgundians led by Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1806: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares the moribund empire to be dissolved, although he retains power in the Austrian Empire. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1787: Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1861: Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1689: Beaver Wars: Aggravated by increased French incursions into their territory, a large force of Mohawk warriors substantially destroyed the settlement of Lachine in present-day Quebec. 
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On today's date in 70: Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are extinguished. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1962: American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. 
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On today's date in 1981: U.S. president Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization en masse. 
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On today's date in 1265: Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham: The army of Prince Edward (the future king Edward I of England) defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort and many of his allies. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1789: France: abolition of feudalism by the National Constituent Assembly. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2006: Sri Lankan Civil War: Seventeen employees of the French nongovernmental organization ACF International were massacred in Muttur. 
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On today's date in 1031: Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey. #history #grownostr