Today in History

1810 - Mexicans begin their revolt against Spanish rule.

1941 - Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the shah of Iran, replaces his father on the throne.

1955 - Argentine President Juan Peron is ousted.

1966 - The Metropolitan Opera House officially opened at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City.

1979 - Afghanistan President Noor Mohammad Taraki is overthrown in a coup.

1982 - Kuwait diplomat Najeeb Sayed Hashem Al Refai is shot and killed in Madrid.

2002 - Iraq agrees to unconditional return of UN arms inspections.

2015 - Dubai government launches the Arab Reading Challenge competition.

2018 - Leaders from Ethiopia and Eritrea sign a peace agreement during a summit in Saudi Arabia.