1775: American Revolution
The American Revolution began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord as an effort by 13 British colonies in North America to win independence.
1882: Charles Darwin death
Celebrated English naturalist Charles Darwin died of a heart ailment at the age of 73 in Downe, England.
1983: Warsaw
Ghetto Uprising
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began as a resistance by Polish Jews against the Nazi occupation. It was suppressed four weeks later on May 16.
1975: First Indian satellite launched
Aryabhata was launched from the Soviet Union by a Russian-made rocket. It was the first unmanned Earth satellite built by India.
2018: Swaziland renamed
King Mswati III changed the name of his country from the Kingdom of Swaziland to the Kingdom of Eswatini.
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