Today in 1881, 142 years ago: in Cuba, the doctor Carlos Finlay manages to prove that the transmitting agent of yellow fever is the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
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Today in 1958, 65 years ago: in front of Ireland, the crash of a Dutch Super Constellation plane killed 99 people.
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Today in 1996, 27 years ago: in Arequipa, on the eve of the city's founding anniversary, a firecracker is unintentionally activated on the Grau bridge, instantly hitting a high-voltage cable, detaching it in the middle of a crowd waiting to see a fireworks show. 35 people died from the electric shock caused by the impact.
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Today in 1983, 40 years ago: in Pakistan begins the campaign of civil disobedience to the military regime of Zia ul-Haq.
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Today in 2015, 8 years ago: Melanie Martinez releases her debut album Cry Baby.
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Today in 1924, 99 years ago: in Bahía Blanca, Republic of Argentina, the Villa Mitre Club was founded.
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Today in 1893, 130 years ago: France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
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Today in 1908, 115 years ago: in Springfield (Illinois) race riots make the army intervene.
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Today in 2004, 19 years ago: in Florida, Hurricane Charley leaves fifteen dead and extensive material damage in its wake.
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Today in 1914, 109 years ago: World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive.
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Today in 1969, 54 years ago: UK troops land in Northern Ireland.
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Today in 1949, 74 years ago: the President of the Republic of Syria, Husni al-Zaim, and the President of the Council, Bazari, are shot and replaced by Hachem el-Atasi and Sammi al-Hinnawi.
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Today in 1994, 29 years ago: Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
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Today in 2000, 23 years ago: the Episcopal Council of the Russian Orthodox Church decides to canonize Nicholas II and his family for their resignation in the face of death.
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Today in 1592, 431 years ago: The first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis.
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Today in 2015, 8 years ago: in Ecuador, the Cotopaxi Volcano goes on yellow alert after witnessing explosions with ash emissions, after 138 years of inactivity.
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Today in 1912, 111 years ago: in Nicaragua, US forces intervene, at the request of President Adolfo Díaz, to quell the popular uprising that threatened to overthrow him.
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Today in 1900, 123 years ago: in Beijing, the troops of Admiral Edward H. Seymour liberate the European legations, besieged for 55 days by the Boxers.
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Today in 1910, 113 years ago: in Panama, 8 kilometers of the canal between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea are inaugurated.
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Today in 1885, 138 years ago: Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
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