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Today In History
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What happened today in history
On today's date in 1997: The Pioneer Helmet, one of only six Anglo-Saxon helmets to be discovered, was first placed on public display. image #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1124: Lamberto Scannabecchi was elected pope, taking the name Honorius II. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1598: Battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1826: Settlers from the United States in Mexican Texas made the first attempt to secede from Mexico, establishing the short-lived Republic of Fredonia. image #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1924: Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1803: The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1803: The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2022: Argentina won the 2022 World Cup. image #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1583: Cologne War: Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeated Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg's troops at the siege of Godesberg. image #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1862: American Civil War: Union General Ulysses S. Grant issued General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky. image #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1983: The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a car bomb outside Harrods in London, killing six people and injuring about 90 others. image #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1997: "Dennō Senshi Porygon", an episode of the Japanese television series Pokémon, induced epileptic seizures in 685 children. image #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1025: Constantine VIII became the sole Byzantine emperor, 63 years after being crowned co-emperor. image #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1890: Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota leader, was killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota by U.S. Indian agency police. image #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1317: The "Nyköping Banquet": King Birger of Sweden treacherously seizes his two brothers Valdemar, Duke of Finland and Eric, Duke of Södermanland, who were subsequently starved to death in the dungeon of Nyköping Castle. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1979: A World Health Organization commission of scientists certified the global eradication of smallpox, making it the only human infectious disease to date to have been completely eradicated. image #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1864: Pope Pius IX promulgates the encyclical Quanta cura and its appendix, the Syllabus of Errors, outlining the authority of the Catholic Church and condemning various liberal ideas. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1837: The Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only battle of the Upper Canada Rebellion, takes place in Toronto, where the rebels are quickly defeated. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1956: At the Melbourne Olympics, 14-year-old swimmer Sandra Morgan became the youngest Australian to win an Olympic gold medal. image #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1790: The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia. #history #grownostr