The Wars of Castro ended when Pope Innocent X and his forces destroyed the Italian city of Castro.
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Machine guns were used for the first time in a battle in Omdurman, Sudan, Africa.
The United States announced its recognition of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania's independence as individual countries after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The first battle between the Spanish settlers and the Mexican natives of the Otomi and Tlaxcalans tribespeople started.
Peggy Whitson set a NASA record for spending the most cumulative days living and working in space at 665 days.
The largest known solar storm occurred, causing electrical problems to telegraph services.
