History Today: 1) 64 B.C.E. - The Great Fire of Rome started; in 9 days, two-thirds of the city was destroyed. 2) 1872 - Britain introduced the concept of voting by secret ballot. 3) 1925 - Adolf Hitler published the first volume of his personal manifesto, Mein Kampf. 4) 1927 - Ty Cobb recorded his 4,000th career hit. 5) 1936 - The Spanish Civil War began. It was the first major military contest between left-wing forces and Fascists led by General Francisco Franco, and has been called the first chapter of World War II. 1947 - President Harry Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act, which placed the speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate president pro tempore next in the line of succession after the vice president. 1969 - A car driven by Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) plunged off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island near Marthas Vineyard; passenger Mary Jo Kopechne died. The senator did not report the fatal car accident for 10 hours.
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