Today in hisory


Bay Bridge

1865: Otto Von Bismarck elevated to rank of Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen

1964: Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens (world's longest)

1974: Military coup in Niger

1996: 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9

2012: China loosens monetary policy & allows the Yuan to fluctuate up to 1% against the US dollar

2013: Nicolás Maduro, narrowly elected President of Venezuela

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