2003
Recovering from the Reconquista
Spain opened its first mosque (in Granada) since the Moors were expelled in the early 1500s.
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1890
Wyoming became the 44th state in the United States.
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1940
The Battle of Britain began.
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1951
Armistice talks to end the Korean War began at Kaesong.
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1973
The Bahamas became independent from Great Britain.
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1985
The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was bringing back the original Coke and calling it Coca-Cola Classic.
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1989
Mel Blanc, the “man of a thousand voices,” including such cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig, died in Los Angeles.
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1991
Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as Russia's first elected president.
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1995
Myanmar activist Aung San Suu Kyi was released after six years of house arrest.
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