On This Day in History |
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1526 Charles V and Francis I sign the Treaty of Madrid, forcing Francis to give up claims to Burgundy, Italy and Flanders. |
1641 Dutch East India Company conquers the city of Malacca, 7,000 killed. |
 | Drawing of the third battle of Panipat in the Faizabad style showing twin arcs of guns firing at each other with destruction in between |
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1761 Third Battle of Panipat: In one of the largest battles of the century, the mostly Muslim Afghani Durrani Empire defeats the mostly Hindu Maratha Empire in Northern India. An estimated 60,000–70,000 were killed in the fighting and about 40,000 Maratha prisoners massacred afterwards. |
1784 US Congress of the Confederation ratifies the Treaty of Paris, signed September 3, 1783, ending the Revolutionary War, and forwards it to Great Britain. |
2011 Tunisian president Ben Ali, flees to Saudi Arabia after popular protests known as the Jasmine Revolution. |
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The name of J. Skelly Wright, born on this day, does not spring to mind as a champion of civil rights. But his contribution to the cause was deep and enduring. |
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