On today's date in 1975: Mid-ranking army officers overthrew Bangladesh's founding leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (pictured), killing him and most of his family. 
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On today's date in 778: The Battle of Roncevaux Pass takes place between the army of Charlemagne and a Basque army. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1592: The first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1385: Portuguese Crisis of 1383-85: Battle of Aljubarrota: Portuguese forces commanded by John I of Portugal defeat the Castilian army of John I of Castile. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1598: Nine Years' War: Battle of the Yellow Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeat an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 582: Maurice was crowned Byzantine emperor to succeed Tiberius II Constantine. 
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On today's date in 582: Maurice becomes Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. #history #grownostr
On today's date in -29: Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1868: A major earthquake near Arica, Peru (now in Chile), caused an estimated 25,000 casualties; the subsequent tsunami caused considerable damage as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand. 
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On today's date in 1985: Japan Air Lines Flight 123 crashed into Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, killing 520 of 524 people on board in the world's worst single-aircraft aviation disaster. 
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On today's date in 1499: First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1499: First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1687: Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Empire. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1687: Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Empire. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2012: At least 306 people were killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1945: Amid rumors of kidnappings of children by Jews in Kraków, a crowd of Poles took part in a pogrom, resulting in at least one death. 
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On today's date in 1977: The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated an investigation into the alleged vulnerability of the Ford Pinto to fuel leakage and fire in a rear-end collision. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1030: The Battle of Azaz ends with a humiliating retreat of the Byzantine emperor, Romanos III Argyros, against the Mirdasid rulers of Aleppo. The retreat degenerates into a rout, in which Romanos himself barely escapes capture. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 955: Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1519: Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second-in-command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines. #history #grownostr