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1961 Amnesty International founded Dedicated to informing public opinion about human rights and to securing the release of political prisoners, Amnesty International was founded in London on this day in 1961 and won the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about world organizations © Olga Besnard/Shutterstock.com

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Ian Fleming British author bornMay 28, 1908London, EnglanddiedAugust 12, 1964 (aged 56)Canterbury, England© 1962 United Artists 1968 Kylie Minogue Australian singer 1944 Rudy Giuliani American politician and lawyer 1938 Jerry West American basketball player, coach, and manager 1923 N.T. Rama Rao Indian actor, director, and politician 1908 Ian Fleming British author See All Biographies On This Day

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2016 A gorilla named Harambe was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after a three-year-old boy fell into his enclosure. The incident prompted debates in the United States over how the situation should have been handled as well as the role of zoos.© John Sommers II/Getty Images 2014 American poet, memoirist, and actress Maya Angelou—whose several volumes of autobiography explore the themes of economic, racial, and sexual oppression—died in North Carolina at age 86. Take our quiz about famous writers© Ken Charnock/Getty Images 1999 After some two decades of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper was reopened to public view in Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan. Find out what happens when art restorations go wrongSuperStock 1998 Pakistan successfully conducted several underground nuclear tests, making it the seventh country to possess nuclear weapons.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1937 Neville Chamberlain became prime minister of the United Kingdom. His name would become identified with the policy of “appeasement” toward Nazi Germany.Camera Press/Globe Photos 1937 Volkswagen was founded by the government of Nazi Germany to mass-produce a low-priced “people's car.” That car, which later became known as the Beetle, became globally popular in the 1950s.IFCAR 1934 The Dionne quintuplets, the first set of documented quintuplets to survive, were born near Callander, Ontario, Canada, to Oliva and Elzire Dionne. How did the Dionne sisters become a tourist attraction?UPI—Bettmann/Corbis 1888 Jim Thorpe, one of the most-accomplished all-around athletes in history and the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States, was born near Prague in what is today Oklahoma. Take our quiz about great athletesHarris & Ewing, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-DIG-hec-13257) 1830 The Indian Removal Act was passed by Congress, allowing U.S. President Andrew Jackson to grant Native American tribes western land in exchange for their settlements within the borders of extant U.S. states, from which they would be removed.Bettmann/Getty Images 1804 Napoleon proclaimed the establishment of the French Empire. How much do you know about Napoleon?© Photos.com/Jupiterimages 1788 The Federalist papers—a series of 85 essays on the proposed new U.S. Constitution and on the nature of republican government, written in 1787–88 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay—were published in book form. Take our quiz about early AmericaNational Archives, Washington, D.C. 1660 George I, the elector of Hanover (1698–1727) and the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain (1714–27), was born in Osnabrück, Germany. Test your knowledge of English kingsCourtesy of The National Portrait Gallery, London 1291 Crusader rule in the Holy Land came to an end as the Mamluks took the city of Acre, the last stronghold of the kingdom of Jerusalem. Take our quiz about the CrusadesBy permission of the British Library 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.