Today in #History - 30BCE Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, commits suicide. Known for her love affairs with Julius Ceaser and Mark Anthony, these romances were but a short part of her extraordinary life. Causing a huge stir in the known world she has left a big impact on history.

Today in #History - 1791 Black slaves on the island of Santo Domingo rise up against their white masters, leading to the establishment of Haiti.

Today in #History - 1961 Construction begins on Berlin Wall during the night, leading to the official separation between East and West Berlin.

Today in #History - 1963 Thich Quang Duc, a 17 year-old Buddhist monk burns himself to death in Saigon, South Vietnam.

Today in #History - 1989 The wreckage of a plane that carried U.S. congressman Mickey Leland and others on a humanitarian mission is found on a mountain side in Ethiopia; there are no survivors.

Today in #History - 1457 The first book ever printed is published by a German astrologer named Faust. He is thrown in jail while trying to sell books in Paris. Authorities concluded that all the identical books meant Faust had dealt with the devil.

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Today in #History -1969 British troops arrived Northern Ireland in response to sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics. (battle of the bogside pictured below)

Today in #History - 1598 Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, leads an Irish force to victory over the English at Battle of Yellow Ford.

Today in #History - 1986 Ignoring objections from President Ronald Reagan's Administration, US Senate approves economic sanctions against South Africa to protest that country's apartheid policies. (I couldn't find a good picture for this one)

Today in #History - 2001 Astronomers announce the first solar system discovered outside our own; two planets had been found orbiting a star in the Big Dipper.

Today in #History - 1833 The first steam ship to cross the Atlantic entirely on its own power, the Canadian ship Royal William, begins her journey from Nova Scotia to The Isle of Wight.

Today in #History - 1943 Allied forces complete the liberation of Sicily.

Today in #History - 1692 Five women are hanged in Salem, Massachusetts after being convicted of the crime of witchcraft. Fourteen more people are executed that year and 150 others are imprisoned.

Today in #History - 1991 Communist hard-liners place President Mikhail Gorbachev under house arrest in an attempted coup that failed two days later.

Toady in #History - 1619 The first group of twenty Africans is brought to Jamestown, Virginia.

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Thank you to everyone who retweeted yesterday, we found Brittany safe last night at around 9 pm. I have no more info right now, thank you to everyone who shared and everyone who helped us find her.