Alaska Airlines Flight 779 crashes near Shemya Air Force Base in Shemya, Alaska, killing six.
Alaska Airlines Flight 779 crashes near Shemya Air Force Base in Shemya, Alaska, killing six.
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1949
The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
1831
Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.
Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.
1774
Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the…
Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war. It is the first time that an Ottoman ruler surrendered territory largely populated by Muslims and the first time that a separation of secular and spiritual authority in the Ottoman Empire was established.
1414
Birth of Pope Sixtus IV
Born: Pope Sixtus IV (died 1484).
1259
Death of Gojong of Goryeo
Died: Gojong of Goryeo.
230
Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first…
Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to resign his office.
356 BCE
The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.
The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.
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