Today in History
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1935 The Eastman Kodak Company launches Kodachrome
The photographic film was one of the most popular media used by professional and hobby photographers
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1945 The German concentration camp Bergen-Belsen is liberated
British and Canadian troops found about 53,000 prisoners inside the camp. Tens of thousands died bef
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1986 The United States launches retaliatory air strikes against Libya
Around 40 Libyans died in Operation El Dorado Canyon, including an infant girl. The attack was the U
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1989 A small group of students initiates pro-democracy protest on Tiananmen Square in Beijing
The death of reformer Hu Yaobang triggered the demonstrations, which grew in size and were brutally
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1994 The World Trade Organization is founded
The WTO coordinates and strives to liberalize international trade. It has been criticized for ignori
Births On This Day,
April, 15
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1894 Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet politician, 7th Premier of the Soviet Union
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1858 Émile Durkheim
French sociologist
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1843 Henry James
American/English author
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1832 Wilhelm Busch
German poet, painter, illustrator
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1452 Leonardo da Vinci
Italian painter, sculptor, architect
Deaths On This Day,
April, 15
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1998 Pol Pot
Cambodian politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia
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1990 Greta Garbo
Swedish actress
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1980 Jean-Paul Sartre
French philosopher, writer
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1889 Father Damien
Flemish missionary, priest
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1865 Abraham Lincoln
American lawyer, politician, 16th President of the United States