Today in History |
2012 ‐
United States President Barack Obama officially states his support for same-sex marriage
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1945 ‐
World War II: Partisans liberate Ljubljana.
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1944 ‐
Russians recapture Crimea by taking Sevastopol
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1932 ‐
Piccadilly Circus, London, first lit by electricity
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1916 ‐
British-France Sykes-Picot conference over division of Turkey
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1901 ‐
A financial panic begins in the USA following the struggle between two groups to control the railroads between the Great Lakes and the Pacific
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1896 ‐
1st horseless carriage show in London (featured 10 models)
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1788 ‐
British parliament accepts abolition of slave trade
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1785 ‐
British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle
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