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Today in History: October 22, JFK reveals Soviet-built missile bases in Cuba
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoToday in History Today is Sunday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2023. There are 70 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 22, 1962, in a nationally broadcast address, President ...
Today in History: June 28, Franz Ferdinand assassinated
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoToday in History Today is Friday, June 28, the 180th day of 2024. There are 186 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and ...
Today in History: May 7, Germany's surrender
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoOn May 7, 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims (rams), France, ending its role in World War II. In 1889, the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore opened ...
Today in History: February 24, Soviet sub torpedoes ship, kills nearly 800 Jewish refugees
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoOn Feb. 24, 1942, the SS Struma, a charter ship attempting to carry nearly 800 Jewish refugees from Romania to British-mandated Palestine, was torpedoed by a Soviet submarine in the Black Sea ...
Today in History: November 25, Fidel Castro dies at 90
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoToday in History Today is Saturday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2023. There are 36 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 25, 2016, Fidel Castro, who led his rebels to victorious ...
Today in History: October 25, George III takes the throne in Britain
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoToday in History Today is Wednesday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2023. There are 67 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 25, 1760, Britain’s King George III succeeded his ...
Today in History: July 26, Hillary Clinton is nominated
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoOn July 26, 2016, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. In 1775, the Continental ...
Today in History: July 16, Apollo 11 heads to the moon
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 12 months agoOn July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy in Florida on the first manned mission to the surface of the moon. In 1790, a site along the Potomac River was designated the permanent ...
