#OnThisDay 1967, The First Human to Die in Space – The Story of Vladimir Komarov 🚀
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OTD | April 22, 1948: The Haganah, a Jewish self-defense force, seized Haifa, resulting in the flight of 25,000 Arabs.
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Qana massacre, which occurred on 18 April 1996 when Israeli warplanes shelled a United Nations compound in Qana, southern Lebanon. The attack killed 106 civilians, including a large number of women and children and injured 116 others.
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On This Day: April 23, 1564, William Shakespeare born
u/Shenhuifu — 22 hours ago
#OnThisDay 1970, The First Earth Day Was Celebrated
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OTD | April 21, 1926: The second demolition of the Islamic cemetery of al-Baqi took place.
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On This Day: April 18, 1906, The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
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OTD | April 19, 531CE: Byzantine military commander Belisarius is defeated by Sasanian commander Azarethes in the Battle of Callinicum in present-day northern Syria.
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OTD | April 20, 1303: The Battle of Marj al-Saffar/Shaqhab, a controversial jihad between Muslims (Egyptians, Mongols, and the Mongols' Armenian allies), began.
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#OnThisDay 1994, A Space Mission That Mapped the Earth Like Never Before
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OTD | April 17, 1946: The last French soldier is evacuated from Syria in what is now celebrated as Evacuation Day or Syria's National Day.
u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 7 days ago
Longest War in History End in 1986 #onthisday #doyouknow #history #335y...
u/sajiasanka — 7 days ago
On This Day: April 19, 1775, American Revolution begins at Battle of Lexington
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OTD | April 16, 1457BCE: The Battle of Megiddo, the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail, took place.
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OTD | April 18, 1979: Rouz-e Artesh or Islamic Republic of Iran Army Day was first established.
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#OnThisDay 1927, “Mr. DeMarathon” Won His 5th Boston Marathon
u/sajiasanka — 6 days ago