WHAT HAPPENED TODAY IN HISTORY

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1909: One of Ernest Shackleton's polar exploration teams reaches the Magnetic South Pole.

Resultat d'imatges de 1909 One of Ernest Shackleton's polar exploration teams reaches the Magnetic South Pole.

1920 The League of Nations holds its first meeting in Paris.

Resultat d'imatges de 1920 The League of Nations holds its first meeting in Paris.

1940 Hitler cancels an attack in the West due to bad weather and the capture of German attack plans in Belgium.

Resultat d'imatges de 1940 Hitler cancels an attack in the West due to bad weather and the capture of German attack plans in Belgium.

1965 Eighteen are arrested in Mississippi for the murder of three civil rights workers.

Resultat d'imatges de 1965 Eighteen are arrested in Mississippi for the murder of three civil rights workers.

1991 The Persian Gulf War begins. The massive U.S.-led offensive against Iraq -- Operation Desert Storm -- ends on February 28, 1991, when President George Bush declares a cease-fire, and Iraq pledges to honor future coalition and U.N. peace terms.

Resultat d'imatges de 1991 The Persian Gulf War begins. The massive U.S.-led offensive against Iraq -- Operation Desert Storm -- ends on February 28, 1991, when President George Bush declares a cease-fire, and Iraq pledges to honor future coalition and U.N. peace terms.

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