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U.S. Marines storm Mogadishu, Somalia
This day in History: 1992 - 1,800 United States Marines arrive in Mogadishu, Somalia, to spearhead a multinational force aimed at...
Enron files for bankruptcy
This day in History: 2001 - The Enron Corporation files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a New York court, sparking one of the...
"The Mousetrap" opens in London
This day in History: 1952 - “The Mousetrap,” a murder-mystery written by the novelist and playwright Agatha Christie, opens at the...
Armistice Day: World War I ends
This day in History: 1918 - At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany,...
Soviets put a brutal end to Hungarian revolution
This day in History: 1956 - A spontaneous national uprising that began 12 days before in Hungary is viciously crushed by Soviet tanks and...
St. Louis’s Gateway Arch is completed
This day in History : 1965 - Construction is completed on the Gateway Arch, a spectacular 630-foot-high parabola of stainless steel...
Guggenheim Museum opens in New York City
This day in History: 1959 - On New York City’s Fifth Avenue, thousands of people line up outside a bizarrely shaped white concrete...
Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier
This day in History: 1947 - U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Yeager,...
USS Nautilus—world’s first nuclear submarine—is commissioned
This day in History - 1954: The USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear submarine, is commissioned by the U.S. Navy. The Nautilus was...
Billy the Kid arrested for first time
This day in History: 1875 - Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time after stealing a basket of laundry. He later broke out of jail...
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