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This day in 1492. Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. He is named admiral of the ocean sea, viceroy and governor of any territory he discovers. #instasea #christophercolumbus #spain #commission #exploration #oceanlife #oceanlove #governor #1492

This day in 1947. In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam. #hooverdam #nevada #dam #1947

This day in 2009. Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. #automobile #fiatchryslerautomobiles #files #chapter11 #bankruptcy #2009

This day in 1948. In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established. #organization #bogotácolombia #declutter #colombia #organizationideas #established #states #1948

This day in 1945. World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building. #40hours #40hour #commitsuicide #worldwar #warii #adolfhitler #war #1945

This day in 1838. Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation. #centralamerican #managua #federation #declare #nicaragua #independence #central #1838

This day in 1925. Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Co. for US$146 million plus $50 million for charity. #chrysler #brothers #dillon #read #charity #sold #dodgebrothers #dodge #sell #1925

This day in 1993. CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free. #worldwide #particlephysics #web #protocol #announces #befree #worldwideweb #cern #1993

This day in 1789. On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first President of the United States. #firstpresident #wallstreet #newyork #yorkcity #georgewashington #unitedstates #cities #1789

This day in 1980. Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of Juliana. #queen #europe #following #netherlands #1980

This day in 2014. A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others. #threepeople #bombblast #china #injure #blast #2014

This day in 1513. Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII. #english #henryviii #throne #orders #viii #order #henry #1513

This day in 1557. Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile. #battle #leader #chile #lautaro #force #southamerica #1557

This day in 1905. Albert Einstein completes his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich. #doctoralthesis #university #zurich #alberteinstein #universityofzurich #albert #einstein #thesis #switzerland #1905

This day in 1900. Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor. #unitedstates #state #sanford #dole #governor #theunitedstates #hawaii #united #states #1900

This day in 1803. Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation. #youngnation #france #louisianapurchase #unitedstates #doublethesize #louisiana #purchase #united #1803

This day in 1598. Juan de Oñate begins the conquest of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. #santafe #nuevoméxico #juan #conquest #1598

This day in 1911. Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded. #china #leadinguniversity #tsinghuauniversity #mainlandchina #university #leading #lead #1911

This day in 1997. The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories. #chemicalweapons #chemical #convention #production #event #force #weaponry #outlaw #1997

This day in 2013. National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing seven people. #instaplane #boeing #aircraftcrash #parwanprovince #airplane #national #province #2013