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Events (250 years ago today): 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas.
Events (50 years ago today): 1975 – The 729-foot-long freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on board.
Events (50 years ago today): 1975 – Treaty of Osimo between Yugoslavia and Italy[8]
Events (50 years ago today): 1975 – Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution 3379, determining that Zionism is a form of racism.[9]
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Richard Burton, Welsh actor and singer (died 1984)[25]
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Jim Adkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[35]
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Markko Märtin, Estonian race car driver
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Ernest M. McSorley, Canadian-American captain (born 1912)
Commemorations:
World Science Day for Peace and Development
History Quote of the Day
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