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2011 A British royal wedding On this day in 2011, Prince William of Wales, second in line to the British throne, married his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Middleton, in a lavish ceremony broadcast to millions of television viewers. Take our quiz about William and Catherine Tom Hevezi/AP Images

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Hirohito emperor of Japan bornApril 29, 1901Tokyo, JapandiedJanuary 7, 1989 (aged 87)Tokyo, JapanUniversal History Archive/Shutterstock.com 1958 Michelle Pfeiffer American actress 1957 Daniel Day-Lewis British actor 1954 Jerry Seinfeld American comedian 1938 Bernie Madoff American hedge-fund investor 1933 Willie Nelson American musician See All Biographies On This Day

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2018 The animated TV series The Simpsons aired its 636th episode, surpassing Gunsmoke (1955–75) to become the longest-running scripted prime-time show in the United States. How much do you know about The Simpsons?Fox Broadcasting Company 1992 Riots began in Los Angeles in response to the acquittal of four white police officers who had been put on trial for their roles in the beating of Rodney King, a Black man who had been stopped for speeding in March 1991.Douglas C. Pizac—AP/REX/Shutterstock.com 1991 A tropical cyclone struck Bangladesh, killing an estimated 140,000 people and causing 10 million to lose their homes. It remains one of the deadliest cyclones ever recorded.Staff Sergeant Val Gempis–Air Force Photo/Department of Defense (photo ID: DF-ST-92-06136) 1954 Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, whose television show Seinfeld was a landmark of American pop culture in the late 20th century, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Think you know everything about the “show about nothing”? © Castle Rock Entertainment; all rights reserved 1945 American troops liberated tens of thousands of inmates at Nazi Germany's Dachau concentration camp.United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of William and Dorothy McLaughlin 1943 The corpse at the center of Operation Mincemeat was released into the ocean near the small Spanish town of Huelva.© Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy 1936 Orchestral conductor Zubin Mehta was born in Bombay (Mumbai), India. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about famous musical worksBachrach 1916 About 10,000 British troops surrendered to Ottoman Turks at Al-Kūt, Iraq, following a five-month siege during World War I. Sort fact from fiction in our World War I quiz 1899 American composer, bandleader, and pianist Duke Ellington, among the most significant figures in jazz history, was born. Learn about the life and works of Duke EllingtonReprinted with permission of DownBeat magazine 1770 British explorer James Cook made his first landing in Australia, at Botany Bay. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Australia© Ann Ronan Pictures/The Print Collector—Hulton Archive/Getty Images 1429 French national heroine Joan of Arc and her troops entered the besieged city of Orléans during the Hundred Years' War. Watch an overview of Joan of Arc's life© G. Dagli Orti—DeAgostini/Getty Images SIGN UP FOR History's Biggest Headlines Discover the fascinating events that shaped the world, straight from our editors. SIGN UP Thanks for signing up for Today in History. Your first newsletter will arrive soon! SIGN UP By clicking "Sign Up" you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.