{"id":101,"date":"2013-10-14T14:14:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T14:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.indiavision.com\/about-india\/?page_id=101"},"modified":"2025-11-13T17:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:19:20","slug":"day-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.indiavision.com\/about-india\/indian-history\/day-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Day In History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This Day in History<\/h3>\r\n \r\n
\r\n Today: April 24, 2026<\/strong> <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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-1479<\/div>\r\n
\r\n Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty). <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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-1183<\/div>\r\n
\r\n Traditional reckoning of the Fall of Troy marking the end of the legendary Trojan War, given by chief librarian of the Library of Alexandria Eratosthenes, among others.[1]<\/span> <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1547<\/div>\r\n
\r\n Battle of M\u00fchlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1558<\/div>\r\n
\r\n Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, Fran\u00e7ois, at Notre Dame de Paris.[2]<\/span> <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1704<\/div>\r\n
\r\n The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter<\/i>, is published. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1793<\/div>\r\n
\r\n French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is acquitted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of charges brought by the Girondin in Paris.[3]<\/span> <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1800<\/div>\r\n
\r\n The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase \"such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress\". <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1837<\/div>\r\n
\r\n The great fire in Surat city of India caused more than 500 deaths and destruction of more than 9,000 houses.[4]<\/span> <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1877<\/div>\r\n
\r\n Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1885<\/div>\r\n
\r\n American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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