This Day in History
6 historical events
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Los Angeles area (Northridge, California), killing dozens and injuring thousands. The quake caused widespread freeway collapses and building damage, becoming one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history and spurring stricter seismic building codes
Read MoreA magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Los Angeles area (Northridge, California), killing dozens and injuring thousands. The quake caused widespread freeway collapses and building damage, becoming one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history and spurring stricter seismic building codes
Read MoreSoviet troops and Polish resistance fighters liberated Warsaw, Poland, from Nazi German occupation during World War II
Read MoreSoviet troops and Polish resistance fighters liberated Warsaw, Poland, from Nazi German occupation during World War II
Read MoreAmerican founding father Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston. A polymath — printer, author, scientist, inventor, diplomat — Franklin helped draft the Declaration of Independence, secured French aid during the Revolution, and conducted famous experiments with electricity
Read MoreAmerican founding father Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston. A polymath — printer, author, scientist, inventor, diplomat — Franklin helped draft the Declaration of Independence, secured French aid during the Revolution, and conducted famous experiments with electricity
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