Today in History highlights pivotal events across centuries
Key moments include Mexico's 1810 revolt against Spain, Tomas de Torquemada's 1498 death, 1893 Oklahoma land rush on the Cherokee Strip, the 1919 chartering of the American Legion, the 1940 Selective Training and Service Act, the 1982 Sabra and Chatila massacre, and the 1987 Montreal Protocol pact to curb ozone-depleting chemicals by 2000.
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Mexico
Tomas de Torquemada
Avila
Spain
Oklahoma
Cherokee Strip
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
West Beirut
Sabra
Chatilla
Bus Crash in Mexico Kills At Least 17 Tourists
A bus carrying 35 passengers from Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara veered off a mountain road near Compostela, killing 17 including a 1-year-old. Fourteen injured, five seriously, with discrepancies in fatality totals between official statements and the Red Cross.
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Phoenix
Mexico
Puerto Vallarta
Guadalajara
Compostela
Nayarit
Red Cross
Miguel Langarica
Officials claim world record for pot of stew
Venezuelan officials announced a world record attempt for the largest pot of sancocho soup outdoors in Caracas. The 3,960 gallon cauldron, dubbed Bolivarian stew, was prepared for President Chavez's government and said to feed 60,000 to 70,000, surpassing the previous Guinness record of 1,413 gallons in Durango, Mexico.
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Hugo Chavez
Caracas
Rafael Oropeza
Durango
Mexico
Oropeza
Chavez
Socialist Movement
Simon Bolivar
Arctic ice shrink fuels Northwest Passage opening hopes
The European Space Agency cites nearly 200 satellite images showing an ice free passage along northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland, with Arctic ice at a record low. Scientists warn the opening could be temporary and years away from regular shipping while geopolitical and environmental risks loom.
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Paris
Arctic
Northwest Passage
European Space Agency
Canada
Alaska
Greenland
Europe
Asia
Panama Canal
Leif Tondal Pedersen
Danish National Space Center
Pedersen
ESA
Norway
Fridtjof Nansen
Scandinavia
Japan
Rayner
Siberia
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Cady Howard
Howard
Sunflower
Mediapharmedia LLC
Joel Mathis
Convergence
Jmathis
Jworld.com
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Mississippi Natural Gas Mann
Rayburn Waddell
Neshoba County Hospital
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Lars Wilks
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Wilks
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Muhammad
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Stem Cell Agency
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Los Angeles
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Trounson
University of New South Wales
Sydney
Sydney University
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Melbourne
Embryonic Stem Cell
Venezuela
Egypt
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Petubttane RS
Iowa Streel
Lawrence
Pennsylvania Avenue
U.S Capitol
Washington
Jamey Keaton
Associated Press
Ljworld
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Noordwik
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North Pole
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News Partners
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