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On This Day
10 events2018
A man intentionally struck pedestrians with a van on Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada, leading to 11 deaths.
2010
Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law the controversial anti–illegal immigration bill SB 1070, much of which was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
2009
The gamma-ray burst GRB 090423 was detected coming from the most distant astronomical object of any kind known at the time.
1982
The ZX Spectrum (pictured), Britain's best-selling microcomputer, was released.
1979
Blair Peach, a New Zealand teacher, was fatally injured while taking part in an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.
1976
The American band the Ramones released their debut album, which became highly influential on the emerging punk rock movement.
1971
The Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, the first album on their own label, Rolling Stones Records.
1954
Batting for the Milwaukee Braves against Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals, Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs in Major League Baseball.
1951
American journalist William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage by the communist government of Czechoslovakia.
1945
World War II: The US Army's 90th Infantry Division liberated Flossenbürg concentration camp (pictured) in Germany, freeing 1,500 prisoners.