On today's date in 1733: African slaves in the Danish West Indies began an insurrection in one of the earliest and longest slave revolts in the Americas. 
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On today's date in 1863: American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1248: Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 498: After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1995: Toy Story, the first feature film created using only computer-generated imagery, was released in theaters in the United States. 
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On today's date in 1574: Spanish navigator Juan Fernández discovers islands now known as the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1869: In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1386: Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur captured and sacked the Georgian capital Tbilisi and forced King Bagrat V to convert to Islam. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1945: Manzanar, a camp in California for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, was closed. 
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On today's date in 1386: Timur of Samarkand captures and sacks the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, taking King Bagrat V of Georgia captive. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1620: The Mayflower Compact, the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony, was signed by 41 of the Mayflower's passengers while the ship was anchored in what is now Provincetown Harbor. 
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On today's date in 762: During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1194: Palermo is conquered by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1194: Palermo is conquered by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1493: Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island called Borinquen he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed again Puerto Rico). #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2010: The first of four explosions occurred at the Pike River Mine in the West Coast in New Zealand's worst mining disaster in nearly a century. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1808: Finnish War: The Convention of Olkijoki in Raahe ends hostilities in Finland. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1847: The second Canadian railway line, the Montreal and Lachine Railroad, is opened. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2017: Cyclone Numa, a rare "medicane", made landfall in Greece to become the worst weather event that the country had experienced since 1977. 
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On today's date in 1865: "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was published, becoming the first great success of American author Mark Twain (pictured). 
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