On This Day in History |
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1521 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Philippines, landing at Homonhon Island after crossing the Pacific Ocean. |
1527 Battle of Khanua: Mughal Emperor Babur defeats Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga consolidating Mughal power |
 | The masquerade costume worn by Gustav III when he was shot in the back by an assassin |
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1792 King Gustav III of Sweden is shot by Count Jacob Johan Anckarström at a masked ball at the Opera; he dies on March 29. |
1867 First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in "The Lancet" |
1935 Adolf Hitler orders German rearmament in violation of The Treaty of Versailles. |
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American soldiers fighting in Vietnam entered the village of My Lai on this day. What followed was a massacre of civilians that shames US military history. |
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