Today in 2004, 20 years ago: The President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, is impeached by its National Assembly: the first such impeachment in the nation's history.
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On This Day In History
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Account reporting relevant events that happened on the current day, no matter when you read this, from ~1400 to the present. Posts are daily.
Today in 1868, 156 years ago: in the city of Sydney (Australia), a certain Henry James O'Farrell tries to assassinate Prince Alfred of Edinburgh. (He will be hanged a month later.)
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Today in 1535, 489 years ago: Captain Francisco Pacheco founded the city of Puerto Viejo, the first to be erected on the coast of Ecuador
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Today in 1933, 91 years ago: Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the American nation for the first time as president.
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Today in 2013, 11 years ago: in Vatican City, the conclave from which the successor of Benedict XVI will be elected begins.
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Today in 1894, 130 years ago: the first bottles of Coca-Cola are sold in Vicksburg (Mississippi).
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Today in 1938, 86 years ago: Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
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Today in 1994, 30 years ago: the Anglican Church ordains its first woman priest.
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Today in 2011, 13 years ago: A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
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Today in 2014, 10 years ago: A gas explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem kills eight and injures 70 others.
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Today in 2020, 4 years ago: The United States suspends travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Today in 1945, 79 years ago: In the context of World War II, the German city of Dortmund is bombed by 1,108 planes that dropped 4,158 bombs, resulting in 1,148 fatalities and 2,451 seriously injured.
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Today in 1919, 105 years ago: a nationalist movement against the British breaks out in Egypt, which would reach large proportions.
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Today in 1622, 402 years ago: Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Society of Jesus, are canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
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Today in 2015, 9 years ago: The first season of the Steven Universe animated series ends in the United States, with the episode <<Jail break>>
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Today in 1995, 29 years ago: In the American city of Salt Lake City, Utah, Gordon B. Hinckley is ordained president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Today in 2003, 21 years ago: in Belgrade, Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindic is assassinated.
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Today in 1947, 77 years ago: the Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to eradicate communism.
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Today in 1854, 170 years ago: Argentina: The Municipality is installed in San Nicolás de los Arroyos.
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Today in 1912, 112 years ago: The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
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