Today In History
1815: Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from the island of Elba to begin his second conquest of France.
1870: New York City’s first pneumatic-powered subway line was opened to the public.
1919: Congress established Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
1991: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein announced on Baghdad Radio that he had ordered his forces to withdraw from Kuwait.
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