In 1994, the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake struck Southern California, and more events that happened on this day in history.
In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces launched the first of four battles for Monte Cassino in Italy; the Allies were ultimately successful.In 1955, the submarine USS Nautilus made its first nuclear-powered test run from its berth in Groton , Connecticut.In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against “the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.
In 1994, the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake struck Southern California, killing at least 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.In 1995, more than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe , Japan.Ten years ago: Italian officials released a recording of a furious Coast Guard officer demanding that Capt.
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