Kenyan politician and environmental activist Wangari Maathai—who was the first Black African woman to…
Federal troops sent into Little Rock, Arkansas On this day in 1957 racial desegregation…
Neptune observed This day in 1846, astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle became the first person…
Solidarity formed Solidarity, the Polish trade union and political party that became a hotbed…
Al-Shabaab militants launched a terrorist attack on the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, which…
Rome incorporated into Italy On this day in 1870, Italian troops occupied Rome, leading…
George Washington's Farewell Address published In his Farewell Address, printed in a Philadelphia newspaper…
Mukden seized by Japanese On this day in 1931, in the so-called Mukden Incident,…
Camp David Accords concluded The Camp David Accords, negotiated by U.S. President Jimmy Carter,…
The Basque separatist organization ETA announced an indefinite cease-fire after 30 years of terrorist…
Central Americans granted independence On this day in 1821, Central American notables accepted a…
Mexico City captured by U.S. forces U.S. General Winfield Scott's advance on Mexico City…

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