1769 - A lightning strike on the Bastion of San Nazaro in Brescia, Italy, ignites 90 tonnes of gunpowder, killing 3,000 people
1846 - General Stephen W Kearney's US forces capture Santa Fe, New Mexico
1958 - Fidel Castro makes a speech on Cuban pirate radio Rebelde
1976 - Korean axe murder incident: 2 US soldiers tasked with cutting down a poplar tree blocking the view of UN observers are killed by North Koreans claiming it was planted by Kim Il-Sung in the Korean Demilitarized Zone
1991 - Hurricane Bob hits NC with 115 MPH wind
2011 - The "West Memphis Three" are released from prison after 18 years in imprisonment

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