Today in 1905, 118 years ago: Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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Today in 1864, 159 years ago: After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War.

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Today in 1929, 94 years ago: in the works of the Duero falls (Spain), an explosion causes 17 injuries.

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Today in 2009, 14 years ago: Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.

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Today in 2003, 20 years ago: Kim Clijsters reaches number 1 on the WTA ranking list.

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Today in 1920, 103 years ago: World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.

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Today in 1557, 466 years ago: Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.

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Today in 1963, 60 years ago: in Spain, bills are approved to establish an autonomy regime in Fernando Poo and Río Muni (Equatorial Guinea).

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Today in 1994, 29 years ago: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin, threatened with death by Islamic fundamentalists, leaves her country and takes refuge in Sweden.

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Today in 1792, 231 years ago: French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.

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Today in 1954, 69 years ago: At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.

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Today in 1520, 503 years ago: In Santiago de Compostela, Spain, a large crowd leads a street revolt against the extraordinary tax approved by King Charles I to defray the expenses of his election as Holy Roman Emperor (loans, bribes and travel). The crowd arrested the representative of the Cortes and threatened to hang him for not repealing the tax.

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Today in 1945, 78 years ago: Soviet troops enter Korea.

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Today in 2001, 22 years ago: The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths.

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Today in 2012, 11 years ago: Heat wave in Spain with records of more than 44 °C in Andalusia, the Region of Murcia, the Valencian Community, Castilla-La Mancha, the Community of Madrid and Extremadura and more than 42 °C in Aragon, Castilla y León, Navarra, La Rioja and the Basque Country. The highest temperature was recorded in Montoro (Córdoba) with 46.1 °C.

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Today in 1519, 504 years ago: Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second-in-command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines.

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Today in 1984, 39 years ago: in Ecuador, President León Febres-Cordero takes office.

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Today in 1948, 75 years ago: Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.

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Today in 2001, 22 years ago: Space Shuttle Discovery departs Cape Canaveral bound for the International Space Station (ISS) with the third permanent crew.

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Today in 1993, 30 years ago: Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw  shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw  event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island.

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