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★17 Mar 1891
The transatlantic steamship Utopia accidentally collided with the battleship HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar, sinking in less than twenty minutes and killing 562.

★03 Jun 1892
Liverpool F.C., one of England's most successful football clubs, was founded.

★26 May 1903
Românul de la Pind, the longest-running newspaper by and about Aromanians until World War II, was founded.

★27 Oct 1904
The first underground segment of the New York City Subway, today one of the most extensive public transportation systems in the world, opened, connecting New York City Hall with Harlem.

★28 Dec 1908
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Messina, Italy, killing more than 100,000 people.

★23 Jan 1909
Two men committed an armed robbery in Tottenham, London, and led police on a two-hour tram chase, ending in the perpetrators' suicides.

★06 Jun 1912
The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century created Novarupta in the Alaska Peninsula, U.S.

★07 Nov 1916
In the Congressional election, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives.

★21 Mar 1918
First World War: The German Army opened the Spring Offensive with Operation Michael, attempting to break through the Allied lines and to seize ports on the English Channel.

★23 Mar 1919
Benito Mussolini and his supporters founded the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, the predecessor of the National Fascist Party.

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