WHAT HAPPENED TODAY IN HISTORY

Hello ladies and gents this is the viking telling you what happened today in history.

1762 The British fleet bombards and captures Spanish-held Manila in the Philippines

Resultat d'imatges de 1762 The British fleet bombards and captures Spanish-held Manila in the Philippines

1915 Germany issues an apology and promises for payment for the 128 American passengers killed in the sinking of the British ship Lusitania.

Resultat d'imatges de 1915 Germany issues an apology and promises for payment for the 128 American passengers killed in the sinking of the British ship Lusitania.

1948 A magnitude 7.3 earthquake near Ashgabat in the USSR kills tens of thousands; estimates range from 110,000 to 176,000.

Resultat d'imatges de 1948 A magnitude 7.3 earthquake near Ashgabat in the USSR kills tens of thousands; estimates range from 110,000 to 176,000.


1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus debuts on BBC One.

Resultat d'imatges de 1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus debuts on BBC One.

1970 Members of the Quebec Liberation Front (QLF) kidnap British Trade Commissioner James Cross in Montreal, resulting in the October Crisis and Canada's first peacetime use of the War Measures Act.

Resultat d'imatges de 1970 Members of the Quebec Liberation Front (QLF) kidnap British Trade Commissioner James Cross in Montreal, resulting in the October Crisis and Canada's first peacetime use of the War Measures Act.

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