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2010
Two female suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.
2008
Thirty-five countries and over 370 cities join Earth Hour for the first time.
2004
The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants.
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
1999
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the internet boom.
1993
Catherine Callbeck becomes premier of Prince Edward Island and the first woman to be elected in a general election as premier of a Canadian province.
1987
WrestleMania III sets a world indoor attendance record at the Pontiac Silverdome with 93,173 fans.
1982
The Telegu Desam Party (India's regional political party) was established by N. T. Rama Rao.
1974
NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first spaceprobe to fly by Mercury. It was launched on November 3, 1973.
1973
Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.
1971
A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers.
My Lai massacre: Lt. William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
1961
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections.
1957
The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run.
1951
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
1945
World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England.
1942
The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city.
1936
In Germany, Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany's illegal reoccupation of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters.
1930
Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler.
1911
The M1911 .45 ACP pistol became the official U.S. Army side arm.
1886
Dr. John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia.
1882
The Knights of Columbus are established.
1879
Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
1871
The Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
1867
Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1.
1865
American Civil War: Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins.
1857
Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry revolts against the British rule in India and inspires a long-drawn War of Independence of 1857 also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
1849
The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab.
1847
Mexican-American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.
1831
Great Bosnian uprising: Bosniak rebel against Turkey.
1809
King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a coup d'état. At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden.
1806
Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway.
1799
New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state.
1792
King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.
1638
Swedish colonists establish the first settlement in Delaware, naming it New Sweden.
1632
Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed, returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629.
1549
The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.
1461
Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton