Today in 1940, 83 years ago: World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
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Today in 1580, 443 years ago: War of the Portuguese Succession: Spanish victory at the Battle of Alcântara brings about the Iberian Union.
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Today in 1989, 34 years ago: Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune, the last planet in the Solar System at the time, due to Pluto being within Neptune's orbit from 1979 to 1999.
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Today in 1830, 193 years ago: The Belgian Revolution begins.
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Today in 1962, 61 years ago: the Soviet Union launches its Sputnik 19 probe towards Venus, failing due to a failure in the rocket that was supposed to propel it out of Earth orbit.
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Today in 1954, 69 years ago: The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.
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Today in 1914, 109 years ago: World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
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Today in 1816, 207 years ago: The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Today in 1962, 61 years ago: in the Nevada atomic test area, atomic bombs No. 284 and 285 of the 1129 that the United States exploded between 1945 and 1992 are detonated.
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Today in 2011, 12 years ago: in the United States, Steve Jobs resigns from his position as director of the Apple company.
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Today in 1934, 89 years ago: Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only test cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.
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Today in 1944, 79 years ago:
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Today in 1798, 225 years ago: French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion.
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Today in 1851, 172 years ago: The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.
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Today in 1777, 246 years ago: British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
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Today in 1875, 148 years ago: The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
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Today in 1934, 89 years ago: in the United States, a group of businessmen try to seduce General Smedley Butler (1881-1940) to overthrow Franklin Delano Roosevelt. They claim that the New Deal designed by the president to revive the country is not good for the business class.
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Today in 1864, 159 years ago: in Geneva (Switzerland), the Welfare Society signs the First Geneva Convention, giving birth to what would later be called the International Red Cross.
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Today in 1971, 52 years ago: J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28.
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Today in 2003, 20 years ago: at the Alcantara Launch Center (in northern Brazil) a VLS-3 rocket explodes, instantly killing 21 Brazilian scientists and engineers.
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