Today in History:
1930- Discovery of Pluto, the 9th planet in the Solar System.
1938- Germany annexes Austria to its territories after one day of occupying it.
1948- Japanese inventor Soichiro Honda establishes Honda Motor Company.
1988-Japan Inaugurates the longest tunnel in the world under the sea, connecting Honshu and Hokkaido islands.
Born today:
1941-Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish.
Passed away:
1901-Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd US president.
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