This Day in History: Ascology brings you an archive of historical incidents from around the world. 253 -- Pope Cornelius was executed (beheaded) at Centumcellae. 1940 -- World War II: France officially surrendered to Germany at 01:35. 1950 -- The Korean War began with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea. 1975 -- Mozambique gained its independence. 1996 -- 19 U.S. servicemen were killed at The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia. 2009 -- American singer-songwriter and pop legend Michael Jackson died at age 50
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