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On This Day

• 2023 Chinese authorities cancelled a run of performances of The Mongol Khan, the first Mongolian play to be performed internationally, forty minutes before its planned premiere in Hohhot.
The Mongol KhanPremiereHohhot
• 2011 Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career leader in saves.
Mariano RiveraTrevor HoffmanMajor League BaseballSave (baseball)
• 1995 Industrial Society and Its Future, the manifesto of American domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, was published in The Washington Post almost three months after it was submitted.
Industrial Society and Its FutureTed KaczynskiThe Washington Post
• 1991 Ötzi, a well-preserved natural mummy of a man dating from about 3300 BC, was discovered by two German tourists in the Alps.
ÖtziMummyAlps
• 1985 An earthquake registering Mw 8.0 struck Mexico City, killing at least 9,000 people and leaving up to 100,000 homeless.
1985 Mexico City earthquakeMoment magnitude scaleMexico City
• 1970 Greek student Kostas Georgakis set himself on fire in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the military junta of Georgios Papadopoulos.
Kostas GeorgakisSelf-immolationGenoaGreek juntaGeorgios Papadopoulos
• 1970 The first Glastonbury Festival was held at Michael Eavis's farm in Glastonbury, England.
Glastonbury FestivalMichael EavisGlastonbury
• 1950 Korean War: A North Korean attack was repelled by Allied forces at the Battle of Nam River.
Korean WarBattle of Nam River
• 1944 World War II: Finland, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom signed the Moscow Armistice to end the Continuation War.
World War IIMoscow ArmisticeContinuation War
• 1940 World War II: Polish resistance leader Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be captured by German forces and sent to Auschwitz to gather intelligence.
World War IIPolish resistance movement in World War IIWitold PileckiAuschwitz concentration camp
• 1893 New Zealand became the first country to introduce universal suffrage following the women's suffrage movement led by Kate Sheppard.
Women's suffrage in New ZealandUniversal suffrageWomen's suffrageKate Sheppard
• 1863 American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga began in northwestern Georgia and would end in the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater.
American Civil WarBattle of ChickamaugaGeorgia (U.S. state)Union ArmyWestern theater of the American Civil War
• 1846 Near La Salette-Fallavaux in southeastern France, shepherd children Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud reported a Marian apparition, now known as Our Lady of La Salette (statue pictured).
La Salette-FallavauxMélanie CalvatMaximin GiraudMarian apparitionOur Lady of La Salette
• 1777 American Revolutionary War: British troops engaged American forces at the first Battle of Saratoga in New York.
American Revolutionary WarBattles of SaratogaNew York (state)
• 1692 Salem witch trials: Giles Corey was crushed to death for refusing to enter a plea to charges of witchcraft, reportedly asking the sheriff for "more weight" during his execution.
Salem witch trialsGiles CoreyPeine forte et dureWitchcraft
• 1356 Hundred Years' War: English forces led by Edward the Black Prince decisively won the Battle of Poitiers and captured John II of France.
Hundred Years' WarEdward the Black PrinceBattle of PoitiersJohn II of France