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Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1991 The Birmingham Six are released The six men were wrongfully sentenced to life in prison for the IRA ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2013 Pope Francis succeeds Pope Benedict XVI Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected as the 266th leader of ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1967 Suharto rises to power in Indonesia His presidency, which lasted 31 years, was overshadowed by crass human rights ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2011 The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster strikes Japan The nuclear meltdowns occurred following a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami. ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2000 The dotcom bubble bursts when the NASDAQ Composite stock market index peaks at 5408.60 The dotcom boom, which ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2011 Space Shuttle Discovery completes its final mission Following its journey to the International Space Station, the shuttle landed ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1979 The compact disc is presented to the public Philips and Sony collaborated to create the CD. Later, the ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1971 A speech by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman helps spark the Bangladesh war of independence Bangladesh's founding leader delivered his ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1987 193 people die when a ferry capsizes in the North Sea The Herald of Free Enterprise sank just ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1981 The home computer ZX81 is launched The British ZX81 was one of the world's first home computers and ...