Today in HistoryThis day in history:
- 1861 – American Civil War: The 109 electors of the several states of the Confederate States of America unanimously elect Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice President.
- 1983 – US Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. One American pilot is killed, one is rescued, and one is captured.
- 1881 – The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
- 1979 – The Hastie fire in Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.
Births:
- 1904 – Albert Norden, German journalist and politician (d. 1982)
- 1973 – Mina Caputo, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
- 1966 – Fred Armisen, American actor and musician
Deaths:
- 1585 – John Willock, Scottish minister and reformer (b. 1515)
- 1642 – Cardinal Richelieu, French cardinal and politician, Chief Minister to the French Monarch (b. 1585)
- 2013 – Joana Raspall i Juanola, Spanish author and poet (b. 1913)
Holidays:
- Tupou I Day (Tonga)
- Navy Day (India)
- Thai Environment Day (Thailand)
Random Article of the day:
10th Engineer Regiment (Italy)
The 10th Engineer Regiment (Italian: 10° Reggimento Genio Guastatori) is a military engineering regiment of the Italian Army based in Cremona in Lombardy. The regiment is the engineer unit of the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete". In 1926, the Royal Italian Army formed the 10th Engineer Regiment. During the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and during World War II the regiment's depot formed engineer battalions and smaller units, which deployed with divisions and corps to the fronts of the war. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the regiment was disbanded by invading German forces.
In 1953, the Italian Army formed the III Army Corps Engineer Battalion, which was assigned to the III Army Corps. In 1975, the battalion was named for Lake Lario and assigned the flag and traditions of the 10th Engineer Regiment. In 1993, the battalion lost it autonomy and entered the reformed 10th Pioneers Regiment. Since 2000, the regiment is assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete". The regiment's anniversary falls, as for all engineer units, on 24 June 1918, the last day of the Second Battle of the Piave River.