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Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2013 1129 people die in Bangladesh in the worst building collapse disaster in modern history The structure was used ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2005 The first YouTube video is posted The 18-second "Me at the Zoo" video features co-founder Jawed Karim at ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1997 The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends after 126 days The Peruvian troops involved in the successful raid were ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1992 The first exoplanets are discovered Aleksander Wolszczan, a Polish astronomer, announced the discovery of two planets orbiting the ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2010 The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes Transocean's British Petroleum (BP) platform exploded, killing 11 workers and causing the ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1995 168 die in the Oklahoma City bombing Timothy McVeigh, the attack's mastermind, was executed on June 11, 2001. ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1956 Rainier III marries Grace Kelly The wedding of the Prince of Monaco and the glamorous American actress was ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1986 The world's longest war ends without a single shot having been fired The lack of a peace treaty ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2012 The trial of Anders Behring Breivik begins in Oslo The right-wing extremist had killed 77 people, mostly teenagers, ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1994 The World Trade Organization is founded The World Trade Organisation (WTO) coordinates and strives to liberalize international trade. ...