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The French Emperor’s Grande Armée, consisting of over 500,000 men, marched to Moscow in an attempt to compel Czar Alexander I of Russia to stop trading with the British and accept Napoleon’s Continental System instead. The Russian army refused to engage in battle and used scorched earth tactics, burning everything behind them as they retreated, to further draw the French forces into the country. Napoleon’s army was ill-equipped in terms of supplies and the Russian weather and nearly 300,000 French men perished in the battle that lasted six months.

About 75 paintings, created by the Spaniard when he was just 19 years old, were displayed at Ambroise Vollard’s prestigious gallery in Paris, France. Though Picasso was relatively unknown outside Spain at the time, his works received a favorable review from the art critics who attended the exhibition.

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Launches on 3rd Mission

The world’s most powerful operating rocket took flight again early on Tuesday morning. SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the third trip to space for the rocket. Its 2018 test launch lofted founder Elon Musk’s Tesla roadster into the solar system, and a second mission in April carried a Saudi communications satellite to orbit. [Video: Watch on YouTube.] This time it’s carrying 24 satellites for the Defense Department and other customers, and Mr. Musk called it SpaceX’s “most difficult launch ever.” A successful mission could lead to additional business from the United States government for Falcon Heavy.

From supervolcanos to asteroids to infectious diseases, here are some ways we all could die. Its last big eruption was 630,000 years ago, but as “End Times” author Bryan Walsh wrote in an op-ed in The New York Times, an eruption of this supervolcano “would be like nothing humanity has ever seen “

When asteroids collide, fragments sometimes are sent on a collision course with Earth and become The vast majority of asteroids are small, compared with a large one like Ida, this 32-mile-long chunk The darkest asteroids have high quantities of hydrated minerals and carbon. In the early days of the

One of the first major clashes of the Cold War, the Soviet Union blocked all roads and traffic to and from West Berlin in retaliation to the introduction of a new currency – the deutsche mark – by the U.S., British and French occupiers of Germany. The blockade was lifted on May 12, 1949.

At least 200 people were killed and nearly 800 injured when a passenger train collided with a goods train during early hours in Igandu, Tanzania.

John Isner of the U.S. defeated Nicolas Mahut of France after a total of 11 hours and five minutes during their first-round match at Wimbledon. The match lasted for little over 11 hours, over the span of three days. The final score stood at 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-3), 70-68.

The New York State Legislature passed the Marriage Equality Act and the state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo (2nd R), signed it on the same day. The bill was passed 33 to 29 and came into effect a month later.

NASA’s asteroid probe snapped its closest photo yet of space rock Bennu

NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe is giving scientists an even better look at the surface of the space rock known as Bennu now that it's moved even closer to the object. 

On this day, a band of Native American forces led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeated federal troops of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, led by General George A. Custer. The battle, which took place near the Little Bighorn River in eastern Montana, U.S., resulted in a comprehensive defeat for the U.S. government.

On this day, nearly 75,000-personnel strong North Korean forces marched into the South and on the capital city of Seoul, prompting U.S. President Harry S. Truman to engineer a U.N. resolution that backed the dispatch of American troops in retaliation. The result was the Korean War, which rumbled on for three years before the U.S. and North Korea signed a cease-fire; part of the agreement included the continued division of the peninsula.

On this day, “Premiere,” a one-hour musical variety special, was broadcast by CBS in five cities on the Eastern Coast – New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C. The show was not widely viewed at the time as the prevalent black and white TV sets at the time couldn't pick up the color broadcasts.

Greenland’s sea ice is melting as temperature soars to new heights

A climate scientist has captured an image which lays bare the horrifying reality of melting ice in Greenland - as sled dogs splash through blue water instead of ice. 

On this day, Kim Campbell became the first female prime minister of Canada. The 19th person to hold the post overall, the former political science professor and law graduate would only hold the post for a few months, resigning from her post and as party leader after her party, the Progressive Conservatives, failed to win the general election held in October.

In a terror attack, a tanker truck packed with 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg) of explosives was detonated in the U.S. Air Force complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Nineteen American service members were killed and 500 were left injured.

On this day, the hardline mayor of Tehran won over 60 percent of votes polled to defeat liberal ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, in an election the U.S. government called “flawed,” describing it as “out of step” with regional trends toward democracy.

Winner of 13 Grammy Awards and a sales record of hundreds of millions of albums worldwide, the “King of Pop” died at the age of 50 at his home in Los Angeles, California, U.S. The death was later attributed to a cardiac arrest stemming from an unsafe dose of drugs given by his personal doctor.

On this day, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson formally entered his country in World War I, by sending a detachment of 14,000 American soldiers to France. The untrained and poorly equipped troops were met with disdain by their British counterparts, who referred to them as “Doughboys.” By the end of the war in 1918, over two million Americans served in western Europe, and over 50,000 of them lost their lives.

Thomas 'TC' Campbell falsely accused of Ice Cream Wars murders dies aged 66

Campbell and co-accused Joe Steele spent 18 years behind bars for the fire-bomb murder of six people in Glasgow's east end before being cleared in 2004.

On this day, the United Nations Charter was signed in San Francisco, California, U.S., with delegates from 50 nations agreeing to the formation of a world body meant to save “succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” The charter, which had a preamble and 19 chapters divided into 111 articles, was ratified on Oct. 24, and the first General Assembly met in London, England, on Jan. 10, 1946.

On this day, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II presided over the opening of the nearly 2,500 mile (4,000 km) long system of locks and canals connecting the Atlantic Ocean to all five Great Lakes. Since its opening, over two billion tons of cargo, valued at $300 billion, has moved through its channels. The seaway is jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.

On this day, teams of nearly 1,000 researchers from across the world, led by Craig Venter (L) of Celera Genomics and Francis Collins (R) of the National Human Genome Research institute, produced separate blueprints of the genetic code that defines the human organism. Announcing the same, U.S. President Bill Clinton said, “Genome science will have a real impact on all our lives, and even more, on the lives of our children. It will revolutionize the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of most, if not all, human diseases.”

Canadian-American Captain Joshua Slocum became the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone. He set sail in his boat, called Spray, from Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on April 24, 1895, and returned three years later at Newport, Rhode Island, U.S., covering a distance of over 46,000 miles (74,030 km).

Himalayan glaciers melting at alarming rate, spy satellites show

Hotter temperatures have melted as much as a quarter of Himalayan glacial ice in the past 40 years, reveals a study of declassified spy satellite photos from the 1970s.

During the Russo-Japanese war, sailors aboard Russian battleship Potemkin succumbed to a mutiny on the Black Sea. It all started when the ship’s cooks complained about maggots founds in the meat kept for the crew’s food. After a doctor said that they were just fly's eggs and that the meat was fine to consume, a deputation went to Captain Yvgeny Golikov and his first officer Ippolit Gilyarovsky with the complaint. As the conversation turned violent, the commander shot one of the spokespersons dead, leading to a violent mutiny which resulted in the death of the captain, the doctor and several other officers.

On this day, the world’s first nuclear power station was commissioned in Obninsk, Russia. The plant, which was used to generate electricity, turned Obninsk into the first major scientific city of the Soviet era.

On this day, the fourth American president, who drafted the U.S. Constitution, died of a heart attack at his tobacco plantation in Virginia, U.S. Known as the “Father of the Constitution,” Madison was 85 years old at the time.

Britain’s Queen Victoria was crowned at the Westminster Abbey in London, England. She ruled till Jan. 22, 1901, and was succeeded by Edward VII.

The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Archduke’s death started a chain of events that led to the start of World War I later that year.

On this day, after protracted negotiations, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, effectively ending the state of war between Germany and the Allied powers. The former was forced to accept responsibility for World War I, make territorial concessions and pay financial compensation to certain countries. The treaty also led to the establishment of the League of Nations – a precursor to the United Nations.

On this day, the former boxing world heavyweight champion (L) infamously bit off a portion of Evander Holyfield’s ear. At the time, the two were fighting for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Tyson was disqualified from the fight, fined $3 million and suspended from boxing till Oct. 18, 1998.

On this day, the U.S. returned control of the country to the Iraqis, in a low-key ceremony in Baghdad, two days earlier than planned. The transfer was overseen by the U.S.-appointed governor, Paul Bremer (R). Speaking at the ceremony, Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi (C) said: “This is a historic day. We feel we are capable of controlling the security situation.”

On this day, Christine Lagarde became the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF), since the organization was created in 1944. She succeeded former French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn and assumed responsibility on July 5, 2011. On July 6, 2016, she was re-elected to a second consecutive five-year term.

In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court suspended capital punishment, calling it a violation of the Constitution. The ruling prompted states to revise their capital punishment laws and reduce pending death sentences to life imprisonment. States also responded by passing new laws to overcome the court’s objections. In 1976, the death penalty was reinstated under a “model of guided discretion.”

On this day, NASA’s Atlantis shuttle docked with the Mir space station, to begin joint U.S.-Russia space experiments. The mission marked a new era in international space cooperation, most importantly paving the way for the creation of the International Space Station.

On this day, the Sampoong department store collapsed on itself, killing over 500 people and injuring 900 more. The collapse was a result of the use of substandard building materials and improper engineering, including the forced construction of an entire floor and a swimming pool. The store owner, Lee Joon, was convicted of criminal negligence and sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison.

On this day, the first generation of iPhones, with multi-touch technology and desktop-class Internet services, went on sale in the U.S. People lined up for days before the device’s launch and several stores ran out of stock within hours of opening.

On this day, Charles Blondin (born Jean-François Gravelet) became the first man to cross the Niagara Falls gorge on a tightrope. The French acrobat, who was in his mid-30s at the time, had no safety equipment protecting him in case of a fall and made the 1,100 foot (335 meters) long crossing with just a balancing pole.

On this day, the leader of Nazi Germany ordered a purge of his political party to consolidate his hold on power. Nearly 100 anti-Nazis, conservative government officials and old enemies were executed, while thousands more were arrested. Hitler also had killed the top members of the Nazi Storm Troopers who helped bring him to power, fearing they would stand in the way of his war plans for the country.

Succeeding John XXIII, Paul VI was coronated as the Pope. Serving as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, he was succeeded by Pope John Paul I in 1978.

On this day, the three-man crew of the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 11 were killed after their capsule depressurized during re-entry. The three cosmonauts were Georgi Dobrovolskiy, Vladislav Volkov (R), and Viktor Patsayev (C).

American hostages aboard Trans World Airlines flight 847 were released after negotiations with their kidnappers, who were Shiite Hezbollah terrorists. The flight was hijacked on June 14 from Athens, Greece, to Rome, Italy, and was forced to land in Beirut, Lebanon.