Today in 1928, 95 years ago: in Germany the “normal year” of the Dawes Plan begins, during which the Reich's obligations increase to 2.5 billion marks.
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Today in 2004, 19 years ago: in the city of Beersheba (Israel), two terrorists detonate bombs on two buses; 16 people die, and another 84 are injured.
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Today in 1920, 103 years ago: Polish–Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
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Today in 1988, 35 years ago: CAAC Flight 301 overshoots the runway at Kai Tak Airport and crashes into Kowloon Bay, killing seven people.
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Today in 2009, 14 years ago: The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is founded
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Today in 1923, 100 years ago: in Greece, Italians occupy the island of Corfu.
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Today in 1925, 98 years ago: US Marines leave Haiti after ten years of occupation.
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Today in 1970, 53 years ago: in Peru, President Velasco Alvarado nationalizes the main banks.
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Today in 1886, 137 years ago: The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
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Today in 1939, 84 years ago: In Germany, the Nazi media claim that Polish soldiers attack the radio station in Gleiwitz. That gives Adolf Hitler the excuse to invade Poland the next day, which will start World War II.
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Today in 1905, 118 years ago: astronomers from all over Europe travel to Burgos (Spain) to observe the total eclipse of the Sun.
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Today in 1928, 95 years ago: Turkey agrees to adopt the Latin alphabet and abandon Arabic.
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Today in 2001, 22 years ago: in Spain, the General Directorate of Pharmacy decrees the precautionary immobilization of a dialyzer marketed by the multinational Baxter, after the death of twelve patients undergoing hemodialysis in Valencia, Madrid and Barcelona.
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Today in 1915, 108 years ago: Germany and Austria divide Poland into two districts: Warsaw for the Germans, and Kielce for the Austrians.
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Today in 1931, 92 years ago: in China, the waters of the Yangtze River flood most of the Kuang region and cause the death of 250,000 people.
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Today in 1961, 62 years ago: Spain withdrew its last troops from Morocco.
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Today in 1811, 212 years ago: in Spain, the Cortes of Cadiz created the Cross Laureate of San Fernando to reward acts of heroic courage in times of war.
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Today in 1987, 36 years ago: in the United States, singer Michael Jackson releases Bad, his third album, and becomes the first and only artist to have had 5 singles at number one on the Billboard chart.
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Today in 1888, 135 years ago: Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
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Today in 1987, 36 years ago: Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.
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