On today's date in 2012: Xi Jinping replaced Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, succeeding as the paramount leader of China. 
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Today In History
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What happened today in history
On today's date in 1908: As a result of numerous atrocities in the territory, the Congo Free State was annexed to Belgium to form the Belgian Congo. 
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On today's date in 2000: Edoardo Agnelli, son of the industrialist patriarch of Fiat Gianni Agnelli, was found dead under a bridge on the outskirts of Turin. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1777: American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1975: With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain agreed to withdraw its presence from the territory of Spanish Sahara. 
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On today's date in 1975: With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain agreed to withdraw its presence from the territory of Spanish Sahara. #history #grownostr
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On today's date in 1918: The Provisional National Assembly of the new republic of Czechoslovakia meets to devise a constitution. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1812: Napoleonic Wars: At the Battle of Smoliani, French Marshals Victor and Oudinot are defeated by the Russians under General Peter Wittgenstein. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1982: South Korean boxer Kim Duk-koo suffered fatal brain injuries during a match with American Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, leading to significant rule changes in the sport. 
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On today's date in 1927: The Holland Tunnel opened, connecting Manhattan with Jersey City under the Hudson River. 
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On today's date in 1963: A man wielding a dagger was subdued as he was about to attack Sanzō Nosaka, the chairman of the Japanese Communist Party. 
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On today's date in 1775: American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1942: World War II: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, the decisive engagement in a series of sea battles between Allied and Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands, began. 
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On today's date in 1893: Abdur Rahman Khan accepts the Durand Line as the border between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the British Raj. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1912: First Balkan War: King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1634: Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1100: Henry I of England marries Matilda of Scotland, the daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland and a direct descendant of the Saxon king Edmund Ironside; Matilda is crowned in the same day. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1934: The Shrine of Remembrance (pictured), a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne. 
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On today's date in 1202: Fourth Crusade: The Siege of Zara (present-day Zadar, Croatia), the first attack on a Catholic city by Catholic crusaders, began. 
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On today's date in 1975: SS Edmund Fitzgerald (pictured) sank in Lake Superior with the loss of 29 lives. 
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