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A scene from the Battle of Rivoli

Looking Back At January 14

Looking Back At January 14
The United States Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris
The Battle of Rivoli was fought with a decisive French victory by Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Human Be-In took place in San Francisco, California’s Golden Gate Park.
Yemen declared an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
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Tarana Burke, a founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, and Actress Alyssa Milano (AP Photo-Carolyn Kaster)

Today in History: October 15

Today in History: October 15: In 2017, actress and activist Alyssa Milano sent a tweet that ignited the “Me Too” movement; In 1945, the former premier of Vichy France, Pierre Laval, was executed for treason; In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on the island of St. Helena, where he remained in exile; In 1946, Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering fatally poisoned himself; In 1989, Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings broke the all-time NHL scoring record; In 1991 the Senate narrowly confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court; In 1997, British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green twice drove a jet-powered car in the Nevada desert faster than the speed of sound.

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