TODAY IN MILITARY HISTORY
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What Happened This Day In History. A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment, and more. Discover what happened today in history.
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| 1983 | US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site | |
| 1983 | 11 killed in anti Marcos demonstrations in Manila | |
| 1974 | US Mariner 10 makes 2nd fly-by of Mercury | |
| 1972 | USSR performs underground nuclear test | |
| 1970 | Luna 16 leaves Moon | |
| 1967 | US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site | |
| 1966 | Jimmy Hendrix changes spelling of his name to Jimi | |
| 1964 | Constellation (US) beats Sovereign (England) in 20th America's Cup | |
| 1958 | US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site | |
| 1958 | 1st airplane flight exceeding 1200 hours, lands, Dallas Tx | |
| 1955 | USSR performs nuclear test | |
| 1955 | Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title | |
| 1954 | 1st nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, commissioned | |
| 1949 | Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation | |
| 1944 | Last British paratroopers at bridge of Arnhem surrenders | |
| 1943 | Lynch Triangle (Square) in Bronx named | |
| 1943 | Arundel (Solomon Island) in US hands | |
| 1942 | Transport nr 35 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany | |
| 1942 | 116 hostages executed by Nazis in Paris | |
| 1941 | US launches its 1st Liberty-ship, "Patrick Henry" | |
| 1938 | Winston Churchill condemns Hitler's annexation of Czechoslovakia | |
| 1937 | J R R Tolkien, publishes "Hobbit" | |
| 1903 | 1st cowboy film "Kit Carson," premieres in US | |
| 1897 | NY Sun runs famous "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus," editorial | |
| 1883 | 1st direct US-Brazil telegraph connection | |
| 1872 | John Henry Conyers of SC becomes 1st black student at Annapolis | |
| 1863 | Union forces retreat to Chattanooga after defeat at Chickamauga | |
| 1837 | Charles Tiffany founded his jewelry & china stores | |
| 1814 | "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem | |
| 1784 | 1st daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet & General Advertiser) | |
| 1780 | Benedict Arnold gives British Major André plans to West Point | |
| 1776 | Nathan Hale, spied on British for American rebels, arrested | |
| 1776 | 5 days after British take NY, ¼ of city burns down | |
| 1677 | John & Nicolaas van der Heyden patents fire extinguisher | |
| 1621 | King James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling | |
| 1591 | French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France | |
| 1589 | Battle at Arques: French king Henri IV beats Catholic League | |
| 1451 | Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa orders Jews of Holland to wear a badge | |
| 1435 | Treaty of Atrecht: Philip of Bourgondy vs French king Charles II | |
| 1348 | Jews in Zurich Switzerland are accused of poisoning wells | |
| 1192 | English king Richard I the Lion hearted, captured | |
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