This Day In History
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1864 - Great Britain gives the Ionian Islands back to Greece
1864 - Union General Steeles troops reach Arkadelphia Arkansas
1865 - Appomattox campaign, VA, 7582 killed 1865 - Battle of Quaker Road, VA
1897 - Japan adopts Gold Standard
1901 - Edmund Barton is elected Prime Minister in Australia's first parliamentary election
1936 - 10,000 watch the 200-inch mirror blank passing through Indianapolis
1936 - Nazi propaganda claims 99% of Germans voted for Nazi candidates.
1942 - German submarine U-585 sinks
1942 - The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II was the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city. 1945 - World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England.
1949 - Turkey recognizes Israel
1961 - 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution ratified, allowing Washington, D.C. residents to vote in presidential elections
1961 - After a 4½ year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted of treason in Pretoria
1966 - Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1969 - 14th Eurovision Song Contest: Salome for Spain ("Vivo cantando"), Lulu of United Kingdom ("Boom Bang-a-Bang"), Lenny Kuhr of Netherlands ("De troubadour"), and Frida Boccara of France ("Un jour, un enfant") all win in Madrid
1971 Chile president Allende nationalizes banks/ copper mines
1971 Conrad Van Emde Boas becomes West Europe's 1st sexology professor
1971 - Development of a serum hepatitis vaccine for children announced
1973 - US troops leave Vietnam, 9 yrs after Tonkin Resolution
1974 - Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos
1974 - Chinese farmers discover the Terracotta Army near Xi'an, 8,000 clay warrior statues buried to guard tomb of China's 1st emperor Qin Shi Huang.
1975 - Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers 1979 - Last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad