1853-The Crimean War outbreaks between Russia on the one hand and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire on the other hand.
1945- Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clarita Petacchi executed after one day of escaping from Milan under German protection.
1970- British forces leave Libya and evacuate their bases for the first time since entering the country after World War II.
2004-American TV channel CBS broadcasts photos of tragic abuses perpetrated by US soldiers against Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.
Born Today
1868- Maxim Gorky, one of the greatest Russian writers.
Passed away
1969 –Dwight David Eisenhower ,the thirty-fourth president of the United States.
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