WHAT HAPPENED TODAY IN HISTORY

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WHAT HAPPENED TODAY IN HISTORY

1901 President William McKinley is shot while attending a reception at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, by 28-year-old anarchist Leon Czolgosz. McKinley dies eight days later, the third American president assassinated.

Resultat d'imatges de 1901 President William McKinley is shot while attending a reception at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, by 28-year-old anarchist Leon Czolgosz. McKinley dies eight days later, the third American president assassinated.

1936 Aviator Beryl Markham flies the first east-to-west solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Resultat d'imatges de 1936 Aviator Beryl Markham flies the first east-to-west solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

1941 Germany announces that all Jews living in the country will have to begin wearing a Star of David.

Resultat d'imatges de 1941 Germany announces that all Jews living in the country will have to begin wearing a Star of David.

1953 The last American and Korean prisoners are exchanged in Operation Big Switch, the last official act of the Korean War.

Resultat d'imatges de 1953 The last American and Korean prisoners are exchanged in Operation Big Switch, the last official act of the Korean War

1991 Leningrad, second-largest city in the USSR, is changed to Saint Petersburg, which had been the city's name prior to 1924.

Resultat d'imatges de 1991 Leningrad, second-largest city in the USSR, is changed to Saint Petersburg, which had been the city's name prior to 1924.

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