Today in 2008, 15 years ago: in the United States, the musical band Jonas Brothers releases their album A Little Bit Longer.

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Today in 1995, 28 years ago: the Diocese of Ecatepec was founded in Ecatepec (Mexico). It was the last foundation of the 20th century.

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Today in 1950, 73 years ago: Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army.

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Today in 1898, 125 years ago: The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States where it is formally recognized as Hawaii.

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Today in 1851, 172 years ago: Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.

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Today in 1990, 33 years ago: Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota.

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Today in 2018, 5 years ago: Thirty-nine civilians, including a dozen children, are killed in an explosion at a weapons depot in Sarmada, Syria.

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Today in 1762, 261 years ago: in Cuba, the city of Havana is taken by a British squadron.

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Today in 1944, 79 years ago: Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema.

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Today in 1952, 71 years ago: The Night of the Murdered Poets: Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union.

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Today in 1936, 87 years ago: In the context of the Francoist coup attempts against the second Spanish republic (1936-1939)]], the second [[Train Trains with coup prisoners destined for the prison of Alcalá de Henares. The train was reportedly intercepted by armed militiamen executing many Francoist collaborators arrested, including the Bishop of Jaén along with some of his relatives, and several religious.

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Today in 2000, 23 years ago: the Russian submarine Kursk sinks in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 crew members.

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Today in 1953, 70 years ago: United Nations Security Council Resolution 99 is adopted.

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Today in 1888, 135 years ago: the General Union of Workers (UGT) was created in Barcelona and its first congress was held.

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Today in 1997, 26 years ago: in Antelope Canyon 11 tourists die because of flash floods. Only the guide survives.

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Today in 1948, 75 years ago: in the United States, the government only recognizes the government of South Korea.

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Today in 1953, 70 years ago: First thermonuclear bomb test: The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4) using a "layered" scheme.

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Today in 1977, 46 years ago: The Sri Lanka Riots: Targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils, begin, less than a month after the United National Party came to power. Over 300 Tamils are killed.

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Today in 1993, 30 years ago: in Buenos Aires (Argentina), the Government of Carlos Saúl Menem signs the Fiscal Pact II, which decreased the provincial tax pressure ("Achicar el estado es agrandar la Nación"). This caused a recession two years later, as the productive capacity of the provinces decreased.​

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Today in 1869, 154 years ago: in Managua (Nicaragua) General José Dolores Estrada Vado, hero of the Battle of San Jacinto in 1856, dies.

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