Today in History
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2013 Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash lands in San Francisco International Airport
The plane was en route to San Francisco from Incheon International Airport, South Korea. The crash,
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2006 Nathula Pass, a trading post between India and China opens for business
The trading post had been closed since the Sino-Indian war of 1962. Part of the Silk Road, the pass
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1975 Comoros becomes independent
The Comoros Islands gained independence after about 137 years of French rule. Their official name is
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1964 Malawi gains its independence from Britain
Between 1953 and 1963, the Southeast African country was part of a British controlled federation cal
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1912 King Gustaf V officially opens the fifth Summer Olympics in Stockholm
The international multi-event sports meet was the first such event in history to introduce the photo
Births On This Day,
July, 6
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1946 George W. Bush
American politician, 43rd President of the United States
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1935 14th Dalai Lama
Tibetan Spiritual leader since 1950
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1921 Nancy Reagan
American actress, 40th First Lady of the United States
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1907 Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter
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1781 Stamford Raffles
British statesman
Deaths On This Day,
July, 6
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1971 Louis Armstrong
American trumpeter, singer
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1962 William Faulkner
American author, Nobel Prize laureate
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1893 Guy de Maupassant
French writer
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1835 John Marshall
American jurist, 4th Chief Justice of the United States
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1553 Edward VI of England
