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The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia.
The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia.
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1990
Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South…
Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota.
1986
A Sudan Airways Fokker F27 Friendship is shot down near Malakal in present day South Sudan, killing 60.
A Sudan Airways Fokker F27 Friendship is shot down near Malakal in present day South Sudan, killing 60.
1964
Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new…
Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.
1780
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
1991
Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots and kills seven people…
Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots and kills seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself.
1863
American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.
American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.
1770
James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
1770
James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.
James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.
1823
American fur trapper Hugh Glass is mauled by a grizzly bear while on an expedition in South Dakota.
American fur trapper Hugh Glass is mauled by a grizzly bear while on an expedition in South Dakota.
1980
South Korean presidential election: After successfully staging the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, General Chun…
South Korean presidential election: After successfully staging the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, General Chun Doo-hwan, running unopposed, has the National Conference for Unification elect him Presi�
1964
South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh enters into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals…
South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh enters into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, who had both been involved in plots to unseat Kh�
1979
Female workers of YH Trading in South Korea held a sit-in protest in response to the company's unilateral shutdown.
Female workers of YH Trading in South Korea held a sit-in protest in response to the company's unilateral shutdown.
1959
South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Dan is elected to the National Assembly despite soldiers being bussed in…
South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Dan is elected to the National Assembly despite soldiers being bussed in to vote for President Ngo Dinh Diem's candidate.
2002
Typhoon Rusa, the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, makes landfall, killing at least 236 people.
Typhoon Rusa, the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, makes landfall, killing at least 236 people.
1959
A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm,…
A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
1886
The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake strikes southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme),…
The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake strikes southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 60 people and causing damage worth an estimated at $5 to $6 million.
1838
Saint Andrew's Scots School, the oldest school of British origin in South America, is established.
Saint Andrew's Scots School, the oldest school of British origin in South America, is established.
1970
Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st…
Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province.
1863
American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.
American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.