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Ragnar Lodbrok, according to legends, was a Viking hero and a Swedish and Danish king.
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On This Day
10 events2011
An explosion at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base killed 13 people, including the head of the Cyprus Navy.
2010
The Islamist militia group Al-Shabaab carried out multiple suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others.
2010
Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title (pictured lifting the trophy).
1991
Shortly after taking off from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 caught fire and crashed, killing all 261 people on board.
1982
Italy defeated West Germany 3–1 to win their third FIFA World Cup title.
1960
To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee featuring themes of racial injustice and the loss of innocence in the Deep South of America, was published.
1936
New York City's Triborough Bridge, the "biggest traffic machine ever built", opened to traffic.
1928
Archaeologist Ivan Borkovský discovered a medieval skeleton at Prague Castle; competing factions claimed the skeleton as Germanic or Slavic in origin.
1914
The US Navy launched the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first Standard-type battleship.
1864
American Civil War: Confederate forces under Jubal Early began an unsuccessful attempt to capture Washington, D.C..