On This Day
- 1556 Felipe II is crowned king of Spain in Valladolid.
- 1844 The Duke of Ahumada creates the Guardia Civil.
- 1899 Marconi establishes communication between the two sides of the English Channel.
- 1939 Spanish Civil War: General Franco enters Madrid victorious.
- 1979 Nuclear accident at the Three Mile Island power station (Pennsylvania).
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