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What happened today 1979 The Metropolitan Museum announces the first major theft in its 110-year history, $150,000 Greek marble head.

Aug 13, 2015 · What happened today 2005 An LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) sniper mortally wounds Sri Lanka's foreign minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, at the minister's home.

What happened today 1992 Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates 3,700-lb. bomb in Belfast, completely destroying the Northern Ireland forensic laboratory, injuring 20 people and …

Aug 15, 2017 · What happened today 1994 Infamous terrorist Carlos the Jackal captured in Khartoum, Sudan.

What happened today 1960 Havana places all Cuban industry under direct control of the government.

What happened today 1992 The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of a new state within Yugoslavia, the Rupublika Srpska.

What happened today 2011 Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, former president of Tunisia, flees to Saudi Arabia after a series of demonstrations against his regime.

What happened today 1989 Congressman William Gray, an African American, is elected Democratic Whip of the House of Representatives.