Today in 2005, 18 years ago: in Chile, a judge prosecutes the wife and one of Augusto Pinochet's children for tax fraud.
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Today in 1982, 41 years ago: the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands was created in Spain.
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Today in 1998, 25 years ago: HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
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Today in 1992, 31 years ago: in Quito (Ecuador), Sixto Durán Ballén takes over as president.
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Today in 1983, 40 years ago: Licio Gelli, former grand master of the Italian Masonic lodge P-2, escapes from the prison in Geneva (Switzerland), where he had been imprisoned for a year.
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Today in 1974, 49 years ago: the Spaniards Antonio Goróstegui and Manuel Albalat are proclaimed world champions in the 470 sailing class.
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Today in 1996, 27 years ago: Abdalá Bucaram takes over as president of Ecuador.
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Today in 1956, 67 years ago: in Algiers, an attack - attributed to extremist settlers in the Casbah - killed several dozen people.
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Today in 1971, 52 years ago: The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
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Today in 1999, 24 years ago: the Russian region of Dagestan proclaims its independence.
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Today in 1997, 26 years ago: Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.
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Today in 1999, 24 years ago: Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.
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Today in 1819, 204 years ago: Simón Bolívar triumphantly enters Santafé de Bogotá.
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Today in 1951, 72 years ago: in Ion Sion (Romania) the highest temperature in the history of that country is recorded: 44.5 °C (112.1 °F).
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Today in 1512, 511 years ago: The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent.
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Today in 1839, 184 years ago: in France the daguerreotype is presented, the first step towards photography.
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Today in 1937, 86 years ago: the Spanish bishops publish a letter on the very high significance of the "national crusade" against the Government of the Republic.
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Today in 1927, 96 years ago: in Ecuador, the Central Bank is inaugurated.
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Today in 1981, 42 years ago: Murder of Adam Walsh: The head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
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Today in 2018, 5 years ago: An anti-government rally turns into a riot when members of the Romanian Gendarmerie attack the 100,000 people protesting in front of the Victoria Palace, leading to 452 recorded injuries. The authorities alleged that the crowd was infiltrated by hooligans who began attacking law enforcement agents.
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