On today's date in 2005: The discovery of the Plutonian moons Nix and Hydra, based on photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope nearly five months prior, was announced. 
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On today's date in 1973: Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escaped from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the prison's exercise yard. 
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On today's date in 1863: The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1806: War of the Fourth Coalition: Believing that they were outnumbered, the German garrison at Stettin surrendered to a much smaller French force without a fight. 
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On today's date in 1991: The Madrid Conference, an attempt by the international community to revive the Israeli–Palestinian peace process through negotiations, convened. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1340: Reconquista: Portuguese and Castilian forces halt a Muslim invasion at the Battle of Río Salado. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1621: The London Pageant of 1621 celebrates the inauguration of Edward Barkham (Lord Mayor). #history #grownostr
On today's date in 437: Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople unifying the two branches of the House of Theodosius. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1956: Israeli Border Police massacred 48 Arab citizens of Kafr Qasim, among them women and children who were returning from work. 
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On today's date in 2007: In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of Argentina. 
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On today's date in 1995: A fire broke out on a Baku Metro train in Azerbaijan's capital, killing 289 people and injuring 270 others in the world's deadliest subway disaster. 
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On today's date in 1449: Christian I is crowned king of Denmark. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2019: Christ Mocked (pictured) by Cimabue sold at auction in France for €19.5 million, a record for a pre-1500 artwork. 
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On today's date in 2004: The Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals to win the 2004 World Series, breaking the so-called "Curse of the Bambino". 
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On today's date in 1775: King George III expands on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2001: President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law (pictured), significantly expanding the authority of United States law enforcement agencies. 
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On today's date in 1597: Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1597: Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1147: Reconquista: After a siege of four months, crusader knights reconquer Lisbon. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1415: Hundred Years' War: The army of Henry V of England, consisting mostly of archers, unexpectedly defeated the numerically superior French cavalry at the Battle of Agincourt on Saint Crispin's Day. 
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