Yitzhak Rabin assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, corecipient with Shimon Peres and Yāsir…
Laika launched into space On this day in 1957, Laika, a stray dog picked…
Jimmy Carter elected 39th U.S. president Jimmy Carter, recipient of the Nobel Prize for…
First thermonuclear bomb tested by the United States On this day in 1952 on…
Although Halloween, celebrated this day, is now observed largely as a secular holiday, it…
Henry Tudor crowned king of England Henry Tudor, who was crowned Henry VII on…
Collapse of U.S. stock market prices Just five days after nearly 13 million shares…
Statue of Liberty dedicated On this day in 1886 U.S. President Grover Cleveland officially…
Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin awarded Nobel Peace Prize On this day in 1978,…
Park Chung Hee assassinated On this day in 1979, South Korean President Park Chung…
English triumph at Agincourt On this day in 1415, the English army, led by…
United Nations established The charter for the United Nations—the world's premier international organization, established…

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