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Today in History The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital, but is unable to take the city
This Day in History - Infoplease Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate Pope John Paul II was born near Krakow, Poland Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound India became the 6th country to become a nuclear power Mount St Helens, in Washington state, erupted after being dormant for 123 years