This Day in History

Siam changed it's name to Thailand. (1949)
Bob Marley died of cancer in Miami at age 36. (1981)

IBM's supercomputer, Deep Blue, defeated Garry Kasparov, the reigning world champion, in a 6-game chess match. (1997)

                          ~2 for Blue, 1 for Kasparov, and 3 ties.

India set off atomic blasts. (1998)

91% of Lithuanian voters opted to join the European Union--The first former Soviet nation to do so. (2003)

Source: http://www.factmonster.com/dayinhistory

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