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    • Today in History: January 18, Captain Cook reaches Hawaii

      Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months ago

      Today in History Today is Thursday, Jan. 18, the 18th day of 2024. There are 348 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 18, 1778, English navigator Captain James Cook reached ...

    • Today in History: August 31, U.S. mission in Iraq ends

      Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

      On Aug. 31, 2010, President Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed and telling those divided over the war in his country and ...

    • Today in History: September 1, Titanic wreckage is found

      Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

      On Sept. 1, 1983, 269 people were killed when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the airliner entered Soviet airspace. In 1715, following a reign of 72 ...