This day in history

FIRST METEOR SHOWER

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In this day on 1799, the first meteor shower, Leonids, is recorded by American astronomer Andrew Ellicott Douglass.


HELP TO FIGHT COMMUNISTS

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In this day on 1955, forty paratroopers from New Zealand arrive in Singapore to join the troops in Malaya fighting against communists.


CYCLONE KILLS 500,000

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In this day on 1970, around half a million die when a tropical cyclone, with a speed of 222 kmh, hits the Ganges Delta in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).