Today in 2015, 8 years ago: the United States Embassy opens in Havana (Cuba).
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Today in 1952, 71 years ago: Germany and Japan join the IMF.
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Today in 1945, 78 years ago: in the context of World War II, the Japanese government surrenders after the invasion of Soviet forces (in Manchuria) and the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by atomic bombs.
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Today in 1961, 62 years ago: two trains collide in the Madrid metro, injuring 134 people.
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Today in 2013, 10 years ago: UPS Airlines Flight 1354 crashes short of the runway at Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, killing both crew members on board.
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Today in 1996, 27 years ago: in Amsterdam (Netherlands) the Amsterdam Arena stadium is inaugurated.
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Today in 1949, 74 years ago: in the Federal Republic of Germany, the Christian Democrats -led by Konrad Adenauer- win the elections.
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Today in 2021, 2 years ago: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes southwestern Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing a humanitarian crisis.
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Today in 1720, 303 years ago: The Spanish military Villasur expedition is defeated by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.
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Today in 1935, 88 years ago: Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
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Today in 1682, 341 years ago: Queen Mariana of Austria donates the palace of Loyola to the Society of Jesus.
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Today in 1835, 188 years ago: Jacob Perkins gets a patent on an ice making machine.
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Today in 2022, 1 year ago: The heat wave in Spain leaves the highest maximum temperature records in history in Alicante, Almería, Ibiza and Palma and the highest lows in Alicante, Menorca, Castellón, Murcia, Valencia and Zaragoza
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Today in 1713, 310 years ago: Philip V is recognized as King of Spain after signing peace with Savoy during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Today in 1905, 118 years ago: in Norway and Sweden a plebiscite is held by which the separation of both countries is decided.
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Today in 2008, 15 years ago: Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
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Today in 1940, 83 years ago: in a house in La Baule-les-Pins, next to Nantes, France, German agents arrest the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Lluís Companys.
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Today in 2013, 10 years ago: in Colombia there is a medium magnitude earthquake 6.5-6.8.
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Today in 1905, 118 years ago: Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden.
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Today in 1920, 103 years ago: in Paris, two Greek officers attack Greek President Eleutherios Venizelos.
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