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    • Today in History: August 24, Mount Vesuvius erupts

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      On Aug. 24, A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died. In 1814, during the War of 1812 ...

    • Today in History: November 3, Iran-Contra affair is revealed

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      On Nov. 3, 1986, the Iran-Contra affair came to light as Ash-Shiraa, a pro-Syrian Lebanese magazine, first broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran. In 1908, Republican William Howard Taft ...