On This Day in History

Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, beginning his decades-long rule over the country.

The DuSable Museum, the first museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art, was chartered.

The Ash Wednesday bushfires burned over half a million acres (over 2,000 km2) each in both South Australia and Victoria, killing 75 people and injuring 2,676 others.

The Lebanese Shia political and paramilitary organization Hezbollah released a manifesto describing its ideology and goals.

Eleven people died in a train collision in Silver Spring, Maryland, leading to the creation of comprehensive U.S. federal rules for the design of passenger cars.

While on approach to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, China Airlines Flight 676 crashed due to an over-reliance of the autopilot, which resulted in the deaths of 202 people.

At least 91 people were killed and 190 others injured after a bomb hidden in a water tank exploded at a market in Hazara Town, Pakistan.