The Korea Times
1565-First Spanish settlement in the Philippines is founded in Cebu City 1865-Steamboat "SS Sultana" explodes in the Mississippi River, killing up to 1,800 of the 2,427 passengers in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history; most are paroled Union POWs on their way home. 1904-The Australian Labor Party under Prime Minister Chris Watson becomes the first Labor government in the world 1915-Counterattack launched by Turkish forces under the command of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk against allied troops 1937-First U.S. social security payment made 1945-Italian partisans capture Benito Mussolini in Dongo, near Lake Como 1960-South Korean President Syngman Rhee resigns after 12 years in power 2005-The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France
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