Today in 2007, 16 years ago: an earthquake of 5.1° occurs in Ciudad Real. It is felt in much of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Today in 2010, 13 years ago: the 2010 Ecuador earthquake is recorded in Ecuador, with a magnitude of 7.2 degrees. It is one of the strongest recorded in the country's history.
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Today in 2000, 23 years ago: The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew.
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Today in 2014, 9 years ago: in Quito there is a strong earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale that was recorded at 7.7 kilometers, leaving 4 dead and 10 injured.
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Today in 1499, 524 years ago: The Battle of Zonchio begins between Venice and the Ottomans.
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Today in 1806, 217 years ago: Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires re-takes the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina after the first British invasion.
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Today in 1821, 202 years ago: the University of Buenos Aires was founded in Argentina.
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Today in 2005, 18 years ago: The United States launches the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter towards Mars.
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Today in 1492, 531 years ago: Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.
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Today in 1964, 59 years ago: South Africa is excluded from the Olympic Games due to its racist policy (apartheid).
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Today in 1947, 76 years ago: United Nations Security Council Resolution 29 is adopted.
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Today in 2010, 13 years ago: in Bogotá (Colombia), the building where the Caracol Radio network operates is attacked with a car bomb.
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Today in 1984, 39 years ago: in the United States, the Los Angeles Olympic Games end with a boycott of the Eastern countries, in response to the boycott that the Americans made in the previous Olympics held in Moscow.
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Today in 1851, 172 years ago: in Boston (United States), Isaac Merrit Singer patents the sewing machine.
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Today in 1992, 31 years ago: Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
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Today in 1845, 178 years ago: in the Argentine village of Malabrigo (northeast of the province of Santa Fe), the federalist forces of Martín de Santa Coloma defeat the unitary forces of Juan Pablo López, who manages to escape with the booty he collected during a month of spurious government.
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Today in 1765, 258 years ago: Treaty of Allahabad is signed. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of Company rule in India.
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Today in 1947, 76 years ago: in Spain, José Hierro (1922-2002) publishes his first book of poems, Tierra sin nosotros.
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Today in 1985, 38 years ago: Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, to become the worst single-plane air disaster.
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Today in 1909, 114 years ago: the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens in Indianapolis (United States).
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