On This Day in History | ||
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Historical Events | ||
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1812 Earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale destroys 90% of Caracas, Venezuela and kills an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people. | ||
1871 Municipal elections bring revolutionaries to power in Paris who form the short lived Paris Commune government. | ||
1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announces that he has successfully tested a vaccine to prevent polio, clinical trials began the next year | ||
1966 Large-scale anti-Vietnam War protests take place in the United States, including in New York, Washington, D.C. and Chicago. | ||
1971 Bangladesh (East Pakistan) under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares its independence from Pakistan. |
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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