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Saturday, January 28, 2017

Today in History

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The Roman Emperor Nerva names Trajan, an army general, as his successor.
1547
Henry VIII of England dies and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Edward VI.
1757
Ahmed Shah, the first King of Afghanistan, occupies Delhi and annexes the Punjab.
1792
Rebellious slaves in Santo Domingo launch an attack on the city of Cap.
1871
Surrounded by Prussian troops and suffering from famine, the French army in Paris surrenders. During the siege, balloons were used to keep contact with the outside world.
1915
The U.S. Coast Guard is founded to fight contraband trade and aid distressed vessels at sea.
1915
The German navy attacks the U.S. freighter William P. Frye, loaded with wheat for Britain.
1921
Albert Einstein startles Berlin by suggesting the possibility of measuring the universe.
1932
The Japanese attack Shanghai, China, and declare martial law.
1936
A fellow prison inmate slashes infamous kidnapper, Richard Loeb, to death.
1941
French General Charles DeGaulle‘s Free French forces sack south Libya oasis.
1945
Chiang Kai-shek renames the Ledo-Burma Road the Stilwell Road, in honor of General Joseph Stilwell.
1955
The U.S. Congress passes a bill allowing mobilization of troops if China should attack Taiwan.
1964
The Soviets down a U.S. jet over East Germany killing three.
1970
Israeli fighter jets attack the suburbs of Cairo.
1986
The space shuttle Challenger explodes just after liftoff.

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