1582 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina. 1853 – The first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane. 1862 – American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law. 1941 – Bob Feller [...]
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A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has struck Salta, Argentina at a depth of 168.4 km (104.6 miles), the quake hit at 00:01:03 UTC Thursday 8th March 2012The epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) West of San Antonio de los Cobres, Salta, Argentina... Read Post
April 9On this day. 1865: Word reached Washington that the South had surrendered, bringing the Civil War to a close. The Civil War remains by far the bloodiest war in U.S. history: 620,000 Americans were killed — 2 percent of the en... Read Post
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has struck Salta, Argentina at a depth of 173.3 km (107.7 miles), the quake hit at 18:18:36 UTC Saturday 7th April 2012The epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) West of San Antonio de los Cobres, Salta, Argentina... Read Post