Today in 1883, 142 years ago: in the United States, a rumor about the collapse of the Brooklyn Bridge (in New York) causes a stampede in which twelve people are crushed to death.

Today in 1996, 29 years ago: the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice sentenced former President Carlos Andrés Pérez for "aggravated generic embezzlement" to two years and four months of house arrest.

Today in 1972, 53 years ago: in England the trial against the Angry Brigade begins.

Today in 2001, 24 years ago: the Indonesian parliament decides to prosecute President Abdurrahman Wahid, amid violent unrest.

Today in 1971, 54 years ago: Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars.

Today in 1814, 211 years ago: The First Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1792 extent, and restoring the House of Bourbon to power.

Today in 1431, 594 years ago: in Rouen (France), the English burn the young French Saint Joan of Arc alive on charges of heresy.

Today in 2012, 13 years ago: Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.

Today in 1972, 53 years ago: in Japan, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod airport massacre.

Today in 1981, 44 years ago: in Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman is assassinated in a secessionist coup led by General Manzur.

Today in 2014, 11 years ago: in La Paz, the administrative capital of Bolivia, operations began on the Mi Teleférico transport system that connects with neighboring El Alto, and also with the villages where its access by land is uneven.

Today in 1950, 75 years ago: in South Korea, the supporters of Syngman Rhee suffer an electoral defeat.

Today in 1961, 64 years ago: Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, dictator for 31 years (1930-1961), is assassinated in the Dominican Republic.

Today in 2009, 16 years ago: the last concert of the band Los Piojos takes place at the River Plate stadium (in Buenos Aires)

Today in 2024, 1 years ago: Donald Trump is convicted of falsifying business records in his New York trial, the first time a former President of the United States has been found guilty in a criminal case.

Today in 1516, 509 years ago: in Aragon, Charles I is named heir to the throne after the death of his grandfather Ferdinand the Catholic.

Today in 2008, 17 years ago: TACA Flight 390 suffers an accident in Tegucigalpa (Honduras).

Today in 1955, 70 years ago: at the Indianapolis circuit, the driver Bill Vukovich dies during the celebration of the Indianapolis 500 sports event.

Today in 1631, 394 years ago: Publication of Gazette de France, the first French newspaper.

Today in 1913, 112 years ago: Albania becomes independent from the Turkish empire.