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Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1998 Pope John Paul II visits Cuba It was the first time any Pope visited the country. 1976 Concorde takes ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2009 Barack Obama is sworn in as U.S. president Obama became the country's first black president. 1981 The Iran hostage ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2007 Turkish journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated The murderer was a 17-year-old Turkish nationalist who disagreed with Dink on ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2002 The Sierra Leone Civil War ends The conflict lasted 11 years and left over 50,000 dead. 1997 Børge Ousland ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1995 The Great Hanshin earthquake hits Kobe, Japan According to estimates, 6,434 people died in the earthquake. 1991 The Gulf ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2005 Adriana Iliescu gives birth at the age of 66 The Romanian university lecturer set the world record for ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2001 Wikipedia goes online The online encyclopedia has since become the largest reference work on the internet. In 1992 Croatia ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2005 The European Huygens space probe lands on Saturn's moon Titan It was the first-ever landing in the outer ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2012 The cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks, killing 32 Later, the ship's captain was charged with recklessness, carelessness, and ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2010 An earthquake kills 316,000 in Haiti Most of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, was destroyed during the disaster. 1991 The ...