Today in 1993, 30 years ago: Antón García Abril and Luis Galve Raso win the National Music Awards.

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Today in 2011, 12 years ago: NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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Today in 1979, 44 years ago: Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star commemorated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Today in 1981, 42 years ago: in Rome, an Italian jury sentences the Turkish Mehmet Ali Ağca -who tried to kill Pope John Paul II- to life imprisonment.

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Today in 1954, 69 years ago: Geneva Accords for Indochina: creation of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam (divided) as independent states.

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Today in 1944, 79 years ago: in the Pacific Theater of Operations, the Battle of Guam begins.

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Today in 1960, 63 years ago: Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, becoming the world's first female head of government

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Today in 1968, 55 years ago: Dutch cyclist Jan Janssen wins the Tour de France.

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Today in 1774, 249 years ago: Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.

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Today in 1963, 60 years ago: the Soviet Valeri Brumel achieved the world record for high jump by achieving 2.28 meters.

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Today in 1982, 41 years ago: in Andalusia (Spain) assumes the first Andalusian autonomist government, formed by eight socialists and three independents.

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Today in 1656, 367 years ago: The Raid on Málaga takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War.

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Today in 2011, 12 years ago: NASA's STS-135 mission lands, being the last mission of a space shuttle.

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Today in 1986, 37 years ago: ETA attacks with anti-tank grenades the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense in Madrid. There was damage to the facade of the building and ten people were injured.

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Today in 1950, 73 years ago: publication of an order that limits the amount of Banco de España banknotes that can be taken out by each traveler. Output a maximum of 2000 pesetas, and input, up to 10 000 pesetas.

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Today in 1925, 98 years ago: in Britain, to avoid a strike (Red Tuesday), the prime minister gives miners a special advance while waiting for a negotiation.

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Today in 1904, 119 years ago: Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.

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Today in 2017, 6 years ago: the album Sacred Hearts Club by the band Foster the People is published

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Today in 1920, 103 years ago: Chile: there is the destruction of the headquarters of the Federation of Students (FECh) during the War of Don Ladislao.

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Today in 1907, 116 years ago: The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.

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