37: Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus is named Emperor of Rome. Why is this anniversary a bad day? He was one of the most despicable, sadistic rulers in world history, and he's best known by his kiddie nickname: Caligula.
1068: An estimated 20,000 people die in an earthquake on the Arabian Peninsula and along the eastern Mediterranean.
1241: Krakow, Poland, is invaded and plundered by Mongols.
1937: Three hundred people, mostly children, die in an explosion at a school in New London, Texas.
1953: In western Turkey, 265 people die in an earthquake.
1068: An estimated 20,000 people die in an earthquake on the Arabian Peninsula and along the eastern Mediterranean.
1241: Krakow, Poland, is invaded and plundered by Mongols.
1937: Three hundred people, mostly children, die in an explosion at a school in New London, Texas.
1953: In western Turkey, 265 people die in an earthquake.
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