The subsequent siege , for which a detailed account survives in the history of al-Tabari , lasted for 58 days and ended Process_end with the negotiated withdrawal of its garrison to Samarkand .

The Okeechobee hurricane Catastrophe of 1928 , also known as the San Felipe Segundo hurricane Catastrophe , was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the recorded history of the North Atlantic basin ; it was the fourth tropical cyclone , third hurricane , and only major hurricane of that year 's hurricane season .

For the first time in its history , the Scottish Cup Final was played Competition on a Sunday .

The ordeals involved RCMP detachments from three provinces in Western Canada and would remain one of the deadliest incidents Catastrophe in RCMP history until the Mayerthorpe Tragedy Catastrophe in 2005 .

The Western Allies of World War II launched Process_start the largest amphibious invasion in history when they attacked Attack German positions at Normandy , located on the northern coast of France , on 6 June 1944 .

All 62 people on board died Death , making it Causation one of the worst airline crashes ever as of that date ; it still ranks as the sixth worst air disaster in Canadian history .

The Sikhs , led by Havildar Ishar Singh , chose Choosing to fight Hostile_encounter to the death Death , in what is considered by some military historians as one of history 's greatest last stands Self_motion .

Offshore , 163 illegal immigrants aboard two vessels were feared to have drowned Killing , which would make Sam one of the deadliest cyclones Catastrophe in Australian history .

The evacuation Removing was the largest helicopter evacuation Removing in history .

As mandated Giving by the Olympic Charter , the proceedings combined Cause_to_amalgamate the formal and ceremonial opening Process_start of this international sporting event , including welcoming speeches , hoisting Placing of the flags and the parade of athletes , with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host Social_event nation 's culture and history .

It also represented several highlights of Australian culture and history , from sea creatures and flora/fauna to lawn mowers and other Australian cultural icons .

In the first , The Fabulous Moolah won the WWF Women 's Championship from Ivory to become Becoming the oldest champion in professional wrestling history .

In the second , Chyna defeated Conquering Jeff Jarrett to win Getting the WWF Intercontinental Championship , becoming Becoming the first female Intercontinental Champion in WWF history .

This article covers the Afghan history between the Taliban 's conquest Conquering of Kabul and their establishing Creating of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on 27 September 1996 , and the U.S. and U.K. invasion Attack of Afghanistan on 7 October 2001 : a period that was part of the Afghan civil war that had started Process_start in 1989 , and also part of the war ( in wider sense ) in Afghanistan that had started Process_start in 1978 .

This is the most recently contested Competition softball tournament in Olympic history , as the International Olympic Committee voted Choosing to remove Removing baseball from the program in the 2012 Olympics .

Bénjad , who represented Cornwall in 2012 and 2013 , became Becoming the first artist in the festival 's history to have won twice .

tropical storm octave was considered the worst tropical cyclone in the history of arizona .

It was the 20th final Competition in the Super Rugby competition Competition 's history and the fifth under the expanded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale 15-team format .

the deadliest and most destructive natural disaster to hit the lakes in recorded history , the great lakes storm killed Killing more than 250 people , destroyed Destroying 19 ships , and stranded 19 others .

Attendance Participation of 102,199 was the third highest in Belmont Stakes Competition history .

tropical storm fran was one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in the history of cape verde .

It is considered the deadliest rail disaster in Serbian history .

The race Competition saw Self_motion the first competitors from Norway in the history of the race Competition , in brothers Snorre and Sverke Lorgen .

It was the 90th final in the Coupe de France 's history .

Additionally , both the Canadian men 's and women 's teams won the gold medal , becoming Becoming the first country to do so in the history of the event .

The Heaton Park shows currently hold Hold the record for the fastest selling rock gigs in UK history .

It was the only fatal accident for Spanair ( part of the SAS Group ) in the 25-year history of the company , and the 14th fatal accident and 24th hull loss involving Cause_to_be_included McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft .

The Minnesota Territory itself was formed Coming_to_be only in 1849 but the area had a rich history well before this .

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Many of the facets of Minnesota culture that are perceived Know as the area 's `` early '' history in fact originated Coming_to_be after this period .

The match is considered to be among the best Premier League games in the history of the competition Competition .

The highest daily attendance in the history of the fair Social_event was 270,426 visitors Traveling on Saturday , September 1 , 2018 .

First held Hold in 1905 , the Salon has hosted Come_together almost all major internal combustion engined models in the history of the automobile , along with benzene- and steam-powered cars from the beginning Process_start of the century .

They formed Coming_to_be part of the foreshock sequence for the 1960 Valdivia earthquake , the largest recorded earthquake Catastrophe in history .

The operation included the first combat Hostile_encounter engagement in NATO 's history , a 28 February 1994 air battle over Banja Luka , and in April 1994 , NATO aircraft first bombed Attack ground targets in an operation near Goražde .

The collision is the only fatal Killing crash involving Participation high-speed rail ( HSR ) in China , and is the third-deadliest HSR accident in history , after the 1998 Eschede train disaster in Germany and 2013 Santiago de Compostela rail disaster in Spain .

The events were depicted Create_artwork in `` Operation Heartbreak '' , a 1950 novel by the former cabinet minister Duff Cooper , before one of the agents who planned Arranging and carried out Action Mincemeat , Ewen Montagu , wrote Writing a history in 1953 .

It remains the most powerful Change and deadliest Motion hurricane Catastrophe in recorded New England history , perhaps eclipsed Lighting in landfall intensity only by the Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635 .

It is the music equivalent to the `` Premio Regia Televisiva '' for television , the `` Premio Ubu '' for stage performances , and the Premio David di Donatello for motion pictures , but with a longer history and contest associated with .

The match included Cause_to_be_included a sequence of three goals scored Getting within a five-minute period early in the second half and had the earliest goal scored Getting in MLS Cup history , the competition Competition 's first own goal , and the first penalty kick awarded Award in a final .

Nicolas Anelka of France scored Getting the first goal in Club World Cup history , while Brazilian champions Competition Corinthians ' goalkeeper Dida posted Sending the first official clean sheet in the tournament Competition .

The lead changed Change twice during the race Competition , which Oxford won by one foot ( 30 cm ) , the smallest margin of victory in the history of the event .

The events Social_event of 1636 to 1638 are regarded as crucial to an understanding of religion and society in the early colonial history of New England .

The 1932 Cuba hurricane , known also as the Hurricane of Santa Cruz del Sur or the 1932 Camagüey hurricane , was the deadliest and one of the most intense tropical cyclones in Cuban history .

It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout Hostile_encounter in the history of the American Wild West .

It is also the first Process_start Grand Final in VFL/AFL history that did not include Cause_to_be_included any of the original eight clubs that formed Creating the VFL in 1897 ( Carlton , Collingwood , Essendon , Fitzroy , Geelong , Melbourne , St. Kilda , South Melbourne ) .

The NATO bombing Attack marked Recording the second major combat Hostile_encounter operation Military_operation in its history , following the 1995 NATO bombing Attack campaign Military_operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina .

It called Name_conferral for national unity , drawing Create_artwork on Serbian history to demand Request the freedom of religion and formal , written rule of law , both of which the Ottoman Empire had failed to provide .

The nation 's history of national debt , prejudicial trade policies by other countries , and foreign intervention Assistance into national affairs , contributed Causation to the existing poverty and poor housing conditions that increased Causation the death toll from the disaster .

The most-watched telethon in history aired Expressing_publicly on 22 January , called `` Hope for Haiti Now , '' raising Bringing US $ 58 million by the next day .