On today's date in 1863: Four days of rioting began in New York City in response to laws passed by the U.S. Congress to draft men to fight in the American Civil War. 
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Today In History
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Events from today in history
On today's date in 1558: Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2007: Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters conducted a series of air-to-ground attacks in Baghdad. 
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On today's date in 1470: The Ottomans capture Euboea. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1979: Rowdy fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago stormed the field during a Major League Baseball promotional event at which a crate of disco records was blown up. 
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On today's date in 1476: Giuliano della Rovere is appointed bishop of Coutances. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 911: Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1792: The Belfast Harp Festival, an early event in the Gaelic revival, began at the Assembly Rooms. 
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On today's date in 1966: Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured) led a rally in support of the Chicago Freedom Movement, one of the most ambitious civil-rights campaigns in the northern United States. 
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On today's date in 1086: King Canute IV of Denmark is killed by rebellious peasants. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1942: An American naval aviator discovered a downed Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island, Alaska, which was later rebuilt and flown to devise tactics against the aircraft during World War II. 
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On today's date in 1745: War of the Austrian Succession: French victory at the Battle of Melle enabled their subsequent capture of Ghent from the Austrian Netherlands. 
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On today's date in 551: An estimated 30,000 people died when a massive earthquake struck the Roman province of Phoenice. 
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On today's date in 0118: Hadrian, who became emperor a year ago on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 0551: A major earthquake strikes Beirut, triggering a devastating tsunami that affected the coastal towns of Byzantine Phoenicia, causing thousands of deaths. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1099: Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1579: Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1965: Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 was destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52. 
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On today's date in 1415: Jan Hus is condemned by the assembly of the council in the Konstanz Cathedral as a heretic and sentenced to be burned at the stake. (See Deaths section.) #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1253: Battle of West-Capelle: John I of Avesnes defeats Guy of Dampierre. #history #grownostr