Today in 1904, 119 years ago: in Russia, an imperial decree defines the residency rights of Jews.
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Today in 1990, 33 years ago: in Chile, with the return of democracy, President Patricio Aylwin orders that state funerals be held for former President Salvador Allende on the 20th anniversary of his election as president.
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Today in 1969, 54 years ago: the first Metro line is inaugurated in Mexico City.
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Today in 1882, 141 years ago: The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
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Today in 1971, 52 years ago: Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
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Today in 1989, 34 years ago: In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
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Today in 1949, 74 years ago: The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
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Today in 1994, 29 years ago: in Japan, Kansai International Airport is inaugurated.
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Today in 1807, 216 years ago: in Copenhagen (Denmark), the British Navy shells Napoleon Bonaparte's fleet (Second Battle of Copenhagen).
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Today in 1856, 167 years ago: The Tianjing incident takes place in Nanjing, China.
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Today in 1649, 374 years ago: The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.
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Today in 1901, 122 years ago: Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Today in 1561, 462 years ago: Entry of Mary, Queen of Scots into Edinburgh, a spectacular civic celebration for the Queen of Scotland, marred by religious controversy.
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Today in 1978, 45 years ago: Founding of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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Today in 1870, 153 years ago: the Battle of Sedan begins, in which Napoleon III, Emperor of France, would surrender to the Prussians.
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Today in 1983, 40 years ago: in the midst of the Cold War, Korean Air Flight 007 mistakenly enters Soviet airspace and is shot down by fighter jets; all 269 occupants die.
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Today in 1831, 192 years ago: The Order of St. Gregory the Great is established by Pope Gregory XVI of the Vatican State to recognize high support for the Vatican or for the Pope, by a man or a woman, and not necessarily a Roman Catholic.
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Today in 1923, 100 years ago: the devastating Great KantÅ Earthquake strikes much of Japan, killing 142,807 people.
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Today in 1864, 159 years ago: American Civil War: The Confederate Army General John Bell Hood orders the evacuation of Atlanta, ending a four-month siege by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
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Today in 1894, 129 years ago: Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
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