South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in…
South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4.
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2009
The communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collide in orbit, destroying both.
The communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collide in orbit, destroying both.
1972
Ras Al Khaimah joins the United Arab Emirates, now making up seven emirates.
Ras Al Khaimah joins the United Arab Emirates, now making up seven emirates.
1939
Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
1929
Birth of Jim Whittaker
Born: Jim Whittaker, American mountaineer.
1846
First Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Sobraon: British defeat Sikhs in the final battle of the war.
First Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Sobraon: British defeat Sikhs in the final battle of the war.
1829
Death of Pope Leo XII
Died: Pope Leo XII (born 1760).
1258
The Siege of Baghdad ends with the surrender of the last Abbasid caliph to Hulegu Khan, a prince of the…
The Siege of Baghdad ends with the surrender of the last Abbasid caliph to Hulegu Khan, a prince of the Mongol Empire.
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