Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States.
Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States.
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1990
Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners…
Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 132.
1971
British European Airways Flight 706 crashes near Aarsele, Belgium, killing 63.
British European Airways Flight 706 crashes near Aarsele, Belgium, killing 63.
1944
World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.
World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.
1780
American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
1452
Birth of Richard III of England
Born: Richard III of England (died 1485).
939
Death of Eberhard of Franconia
Died: Eberhard of Franconia.
48 BCE
Julius Caesar arrives in Ptolemaic Egypt in his pursuit of Pompey and learns of the latter's death.
Julius Caesar arrives in Ptolemaic Egypt in his pursuit of Pompey and learns of the latter's death.
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