Today in history: First Olympics opened in Greece, Gandhi breaks British salt law, and more
| Updated: Apr 06, 2021, 08:41 AM IST
Here's what happened today in history
1896
First modern Olympic games formally opened in Athens, Greece
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1917
United States officially enters World War I
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1930
MK Gandhi breaks the British Salt law in Dandi, India
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1965
NASA launches world's first communication satellite Intelsat I
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;2009
Earthquake kills more than 300 near L'Aquila, Italy