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1978 Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin awarded Nobel Peace Prize On this day in 1978, Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel were awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for negotiations that resulted first in the Camp David Accords, then in a peace treaty between their countries. Jimmy Carter Library/NARA

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Theodore Roosevelt president of United States bornOctober 27, 1858New York City, New YorkdiedJanuary 6, 1919 (aged 60)Oyster Bay, New YorkLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C. 1940 John Gotti American organized-crime boss 1939 John Cleese British actor 1932 Sylvia Plath American author 1923 Roy Lichtenstein American painter 1858 Theodore Roosevelt president of United States See All Biographies On This Day

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2017 Catalonia's parliament voted to declare the region independent from Spain, resulting in the central government's dismissing that legislative body and calling for new elections, in which the majority of seats were claimed by the pro-independence movement. Take our quiz about EuropeJupiterimages 2014 Taylor Swift released 1989, which she described as her first “official pop album.” It was a blockbuster hit and won the Grammy Award for album of the year. On the same date in 2023 she released 1989 (Taylor's Version), a rerecording of the original. How much do you know about Taylor Swift?© DFree/Shutterstock.com 2004 The Boston Red Sox ended the “Curse of the Bambino”—an alleged hex that began in 1920 when the team's owner sent Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in exchange for $125,000 and a personal loan—by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series title. It was the Red Sox's first MLB championship in 86 years. Test your knowledge of baseball© Christopher Penler/Shutterstock.com 2000 At a concert near Tel Aviv, the music of German composer Richard Wagner, which many associate with the Nazi regime, was played for the first time in public in Israel. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about music composersEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1979 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, an island country lying within the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea, achieved its independence. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about islandsEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1968 Physicist Lise Meitner, whose research (along with that of Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann) led to the discovery of nuclear fission, died in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Take our physics quizEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1961 The first Saturn rocket was successfully launched, and years later the Saturn V was the launch vehicle used in the Apollo Moon-landing flights. Test your knowledge of space explorationMSFC/NASA 1932 American poet and novelist Sylvia Plath—whose best-known works are preoccupied with alienation, death, and self-destruction—was born. Take our authors and poets quizCSU Archive/Everett Collection/age fotostock 1795 Pinckney's Treaty, an agreement between the United States and Spain, was signed, giving the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River. Test your knowledge of the United States© chimpy—iStock/Getty Images 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed to Cuba and claimed the island for Spain. How much do you know about exploration and discovery?© De Agostini/Getty Images 939 Athelstan, the first king to rule over all of England, died. Take our quiz about the kings of EnglandCourtesy of the Master and Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; photograph, The Conway Library, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London 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.