Today in 1503, 520 years ago: King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Today in 1588, 435 years ago: Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England.
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Today in 2001, 22 years ago: Albanian rebels ambush a convoy of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia near Tetovo, killing 10 soldiers.
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Today in 1918, 105 years ago: the sports club Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba was founded in the city of Córdoba (Argentina).
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Today in 2004, 19 years ago: A tour bus belonging to the Dave Matthews Band dumps approximately 800 pounds of human waste onto a boat full of passengers.
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Today in 1942, 81 years ago: in the Solomon Islands (Oceania), US Marines begin the assault on Guadalcanal.
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Today in 1992, 31 years ago: 39 nations attend the Conference on Disarmament, which leads to the signing of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
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Today in 1786, 237 years ago: The first federal Indian Reservation is created by the United States.
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Today in 2002, 21 years ago: in Colombia, Álvaro Uribe takes over as president for the period 2002-2006.
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Today in 1960, 63 years ago: Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
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Today in 1993, 30 years ago: Ada Deer, a Menominee activist, is sworn in as the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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Today in 1927, 96 years ago: The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York.
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Today in 1947, 76 years ago: The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
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Today in 1782, 241 years ago: George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
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Today in 1976, 47 years ago: Viking program: Viking 2 enters orbit around Mars.
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Today in 1858, 165 years ago: The first Australian rules football match is played between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College.
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Today in 1995, 28 years ago: The Chilean government declares state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense, cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the White Earthquake.
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Today in 1998, 25 years ago: in Colombia, Andrés Pastrana takes over as president.
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Today in 1479, 544 years ago: Battle of Guinegate: French troops of King Louis XI were defeated by the Burgundians led by Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg.
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Today in 1994, 29 years ago: in Yokohama (Japan) the X International Conference on AIDS is held, a disease that already affected 36.1 million people worldwide.
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