On today's date in 1775: John Murray, the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters to fight with Murray and the British. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 2012: Tammy Baldwin (pictured) became the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1794: French Revolutionary Wars: Two British ships were intercepted by a French squadron, leading to the French seizure of HMS Alexander. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1977: The Kelly Barnes Dam in Stephens County, Georgia, collapsed; the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused US$2.8 million in damages. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1780: French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1990: Ultra-Zionist rabbi Meir Kahane was assassinated in a New York City hotel by an Arab gunman. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1138: Lý Anh Tông was enthroned as the emperor of Đại Việt at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1964: Ruhollah Khomeini was arrested by SAVAK, the Iranian secret police, and exiled to Turkey. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1429: Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1783: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1956: Suez Crisis: During an invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers shot and killed hundreds of Palestinian refugees and local inhabitants in Khan Yunis. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1881: Indigenous Mapuche began an uprising against the occupation of Araucanía by Chile. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1783: The American Continental Army is disbanded. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1899: The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1899: The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1675: Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow leads a colonial militia against the Narragansett during King Philip's War. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1972: Elvis on Tour, a concert film that documented Elvis Presley's tour throughout the United States, opened. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1914: World War I: The first contingent of the First Australian Imperial Force (soldiers pictured) departed Albany, Western Australia. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1214: The port city of Sinope surrenders to the Seljuq Turks. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1984: Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi (pictured) was assassinated by two of her own Sikh bodyguards, sparking riots that resulted in the deaths of thousands of Sikhs. #history #grownostr