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1974 - People magazine is published for the first time. 1986 - The United States Senate allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis. 1991 - Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated." Births. 1807 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet (d. 1882) 1878 - Alvan T. Fuller, 50 th Governor of ...
1301 – King Andrew III died without any male heirs, ending the Árpád dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century.; 1900 – Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (poster pictured), based on the play La Tosca by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.
On This Day In History was a feature on the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK between 1988 and 1993. It was devised by the programme's presenter at the time, Simon Mayo , and was broadcast at approximately 8.45am.
On This Day; BBC: On This Day; The New York Times: On This Day; Library of Congress: Today in History; History Channel (US): This Day in History; History Channel (UK): This Day in History; New Zealand Government: Today in New Zealand History Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; Computer History Museum: This Day in History
1807 - Wilford Woodruff, fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1898) 1837 - William Dean Howells, American writer, historian, and politician (d. 1920) 1871 - Ben Harney, American composer and ragtime pianist (d. 1938) 1893 - Mercedes de Acosta, American socialite (d. 1968) 1904 - Paul Hartman, American actor (d ...
1377 – Gregory XI, the last Avignon pope, entered Rome after a four-month journey from Avignon, returning the papacy to its original city.; 1893 – Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety led the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the government of Queen LiliÊ»uokalani (pictured).
Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years' War that occurred on Saint Crispin's Day, near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France. 1421 6 December Henry VI, the future king of England (r. 1422~1471), is born to parents Henry V and Catherine of Valois. 1442 28 April
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