On This Day in History |
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1621 The Dutch West India Company receives charter for The West Indies (The Americas, Caribbean and West Africa). |
1929 Chile and Peru sign the Treaty of Lima, finally resolving their border dispute from the War of the Pacific (1879–83). Chile keeps Arica and Peru regains Tacna. |
 | A man in a zoot suit is inspected after being arrested by the LAPD in 1943 |
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1943 A mob of 60 from the Los Angeles Naval Reserve Armory beat up everyone perceived to be Hispanic, starting the week-long Zoot Suit Riots. |
1979 Ixtoc I rig in the Gulf of Mexico blows, spilling 3 million barrels of oil in one of the worst oil spills in history. |
1989 Beginning of the Tiananmen Square Massacre as Chinese troops open fire on pro-democracy supporters in Beijing. |
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Also Manuel Belgrano, George V and Josephine Baker. |
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Also Georges Bizet and Ayatollah Khomeini. |
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Jonathan Martin was a religious extremist who described the clergy as 'vipers from hell' and tried to burn down one of England’s most treasured cathedrals. |
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