Hoy en la Historia
Russian President Vladimir Putin opened a bridge across the Kerch Strait to Crimea, cementing Russia’s hold on Crimea, annexed from Ukraine in 2014
1923: Listerine, named after Joseph Lister, the pioneer of antiseptics, was registered as a trademark
1940: Nylon stockings went on sale in the U.S., with around 780,000 pairs sold on the first day alone
1999: Russian president Boris Yeltsin survived an impeachment attempt by the Duma, the lower house of parliament
2009: Nicaragua’s Central Bank began issuing new polymer cordoba banknotes in place of paper ones