Today in history: Wright brothers take-off, Bhagat Singh assassinates Saunders, and more
| Updated: Dec 17, 2020, 09:32 AM IST
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Wright brothers
Wright brothers make first successful controlled flight in an airplane
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1907
Ugyen Wangchuck crowned first King of Bhutan, ending dual system government
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Bhagat Singh
Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh & Rajguru kill British police officer John Saunders
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1938
German radiochemist Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of Uranium
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2014
United States and Cuba reestablished diplomatic relations after more than 50 years