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- Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin CaseHall of Fame◆
- 1975Coast Judge Quashes Subpoena For Radicals'The New York Times◆
- 2023Suspect in shooting of six-year-old over stray basketball arrested in FloridaThe Guardian◆
- 2018Mortgage costs hit two-year high as lenders anticipate rise in UK base rateThe Guardian◆
- 1934The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).Wikipedia◆
- 1526Ibrahim Khan Lodi, the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, was defeated and killed by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat, marking the beginning of Mughal rule in India.Wikipedia◆
- 1526The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi, is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat.Wikipedia◆
- 1506The three-day Lisbon Massacre comes to an end with the slaughter of over 1,900 suspected Jews by Portuguese Catholics.Wikipedia◆
- 1982Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.Wikipedia◆
- 1789The Ladies of Trenton social club hosted a reception for President-elect George Washington as he journeyed to New York City for his first inauguration.Wikipedia◆
- 1725J. S. Bach's cantata Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, was first performed on Easter Monday.Wikipedia◆
- 900A debt was pardoned by the chief of Tondo on the island of Luzon and recorded on the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the earliest known calendar-dated document found in the Philippines.Wikipedia◆
- 1809Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmühl.Wikipedia◆
- 1806Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.Wikipedia◆
- Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin CaseHall of Fame◆
- 1975Coast Judge Quashes Subpoena For Radicals'The New York Times◆
- 2023Suspect in shooting of six-year-old over stray basketball arrested in FloridaThe Guardian◆
- 2018Mortgage costs hit two-year high as lenders anticipate rise in UK base rateThe Guardian◆
- 1934The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).Wikipedia◆
- 1526Ibrahim Khan Lodi, the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, was defeated and killed by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat, marking the beginning of Mughal rule in India.Wikipedia◆
- 1526The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi, is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat.Wikipedia◆
- 1506The three-day Lisbon Massacre comes to an end with the slaughter of over 1,900 suspected Jews by Portuguese Catholics.Wikipedia◆
- 1982Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.Wikipedia◆
- 1789The Ladies of Trenton social club hosted a reception for President-elect George Washington as he journeyed to New York City for his first inauguration.Wikipedia◆
- 1725J. S. Bach's cantata Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, was first performed on Easter Monday.Wikipedia◆
- 900A debt was pardoned by the chief of Tondo on the island of Luzon and recorded on the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the earliest known calendar-dated document found in the Philippines.Wikipedia◆
- 1809Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmühl.Wikipedia◆
- 1806Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.Wikipedia◆
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1934 WeirdThe "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1526 First everIbrahim Khan Lodi, the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, was defeated and killed by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat, marking the beginning of Mughal rule in India.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1526 First everThe last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi, is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1506 Oddly trueThe three-day Lisbon Massacre comes to an end with the slaughter of over 1,900 suspected Jews by Portuguese Catholics.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1982 First everBaseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
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2023The GuardianSuspect in shooting of six-year-old over stray basketball arrested in FloridaRobert Singletary will not resist being transferred back to home state of North Carolina to face four attempted murde…
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2018The GuardianMortgage costs hit two-year high as lenders anticipate rise in UK base rateAverage homeowner with a typical loan of £175,000 is now paying £44 a month more than last autumn
Read on The Guardian →- 1975The New York TimesCoast Judge Quashes Subpoena For Radicals'
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The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1526 First ever
Ibrahim Khan Lodi, the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, was defeated and killed by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat, marking the beginning of Mughal rule in India.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1526 First ever
The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi, is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Martin Luther King Jr. dies
Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader, died on this day in 1968. Assassinated in Memphis. Remembered as: Prominent leader in the American civil rights movement.
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1948Death
Death of Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse.
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Kurt Cobain dies
Kurt Cobain, musician, died on this day in 1994. Suicide by gunshot. Remembered as: Frontman of Nirvana, voice of a generation.
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1980Death
John Lennon dies
John Lennon, musician, died on this day in 1980. Assassinated in New York City. Remembered as: Co-lead vocalist and founder of The Beatles.
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Cleopatra dies
Cleopatra, queen of the ptolemaic kingdom, died on this day in 30 BC. Suicide (historically debated, asp bite). Remembered as: The last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt.
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- Olympic GamesSummer Olympics in Rio
- WimbledonAndy Murray and Serena Williams win Wimbledon
- Super BowlDenver Broncos win Super Bowl 50
- Tour de FranceChris Froome wins the Tour de France
- The MastersDanny Willett wins the Masters
- World SeriesChicago Cubs win the World Series
2001 25 yrs ago
- WimbledonGoran Ivanisevic and Venus Williams win Wimbledon
- Super BowlBaltimore Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV
- The MastersTiger Woods wins the Masters
- World SeriesArizona Diamondbacks win the World Series
- NBA FinalsLos Angeles Lakers win the NBA Finals
- Stanley CupColorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup
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- Olympic GamesSummer Olympics in Montreal
- Olympic GamesWinter Olympics in Innsbruck
- WimbledonBjorn Borg and Chris Evert win Wimbledon
- Super BowlPittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl X
- Tour de FranceLucien Van Impe wins the Tour de France
- The MastersRaymond Floyd wins the Masters
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