This Day in History Class

The Battle of Cajamarca, also called the Massacre of Cajamarca, took place on this day in 1532.

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On this day in 1938, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann synthesized LSD.  

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Sherman's March to the Sea began on this day in 1864.

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On this day in 1889, Pedro II, Brazil's last emperor, was deposed.

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BBC began daily radio broadcasts on this day in 1922.

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On this day in 1817, revolutionary spy Policarpa Salavarrieta was executed for treason. 

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One of history's many Bloody Sundays took place on this day in 1887 in London.

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On this day in 1906, industrial designer Eva Zeisel was born. 

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On this day in 1970, the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history made landfall in East Pakistan.

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On this day, Abul Kalam Azad -- a scholar and activist in the Indian Independence movement -- was born.  

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