On this day in history
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1854: During the Crimean War, a brigade of British light infantry is destroyed by Russian artillery as they charge down a narrow corridor in full view of the Russians.
1881: Pablo Picasso, painter and sculptor of over 6,000 works, is born.
1951: In a general election, England's Labour Party loses to Conservatives. Winston Churchill becomes prime minister, and Anthony Eden becomes foreign secretary.
1960: Martin Luther King, Jr., is sentenced to four months in jail for a sit-in.
1962: In South Africa, civil rights activist Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years in prison.
1971: United Nations expels the Republic of China and seats the People’s Republic of China.
2009: Terrorist bombings in Baghdad kill over 150 and wound over 700.
