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href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benito-Juarez" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Benito Ju谩rez</a> to eliminate the remnants of colonialism in Mexico and promote equality.</div> <div class="credit mt-10">Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.</div></div> </div> </div> <div class="otd-feature-biography col border-left"> <h2 class="mb-30 mt-30 mt-sm-0">Featured Biography</h2> <div class="bord-on-this-day-card card"> <div class="card-body"> <a class="title font-18 font-weight-bold" href="/biography/Il-Bronzino"> Il Bronzino</a> <div class="font-serif">Italian painter and poet</div> </div> <div class="card-media"> <a href="/biography/Il-Bronzino"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/52/30252-050-6E8A4684/Portrait-of-a-Young-Man-wood-Il.jpg?w=300&h=169&c=crop" alt="Il Bronzino: Portrait of a Young Man" class="w-100" /> </a> </div> <div class="card-footer font-16"> <dl data-label="born"><dt class="label">born</dt><dd>November 17, 1503<br>Monticelli<span>, </span><a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy">Italy</a><br></dd></dl><dl data-label="died"><dt class="label">died</dt><dd>November 23, 1572 (aged 69)<br><a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Florence">Florence</a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy">Italy</a><br>(Died on this day)<br></dd></dl><div class="credit mt-10">The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, bequest of Mrs. H.O. 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href="https://www.britannica.com/quiz/pop-culture-fact-or-fiction">Sort fact from fiction in our pop culture quiz</a><div class="credit mt-10">BBC</div> </div> </div> <div class="md-history-event card d-flex mb-20 flex-column flex-sm-row"> <div class="card-media col-sm-25 position-relative"> <div class="date-label position-absolute top-0 left-0 m-10 px-10 py-5 rounded bg-purple text-white font-weight-bold">1946</div> <img src="https://cdn.britannica.com/mendel-resources/3-130/images/shared/thistle-blue-half.svg?v=3.130.14" loading="lazy" alt="default image" /> </div> <div class="card-body font-serif"> At least 6,000 Vietnamese civilians were killed in a French naval bombardment of the port city of <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Haiphong" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Haiphong</a>.</div> </div> <div class="md-history-event card d-flex mb-20 flex-column flex-sm-row"> <div class="card-media col-sm-25 position-relative"> <div class="date-label position-absolute top-0 left-0 m-10 px-10 py-5 rounded bg-purple text-white font-weight-bold">1936</div> <img src="https://cdn.britannica.com/mendel-resources/3-130/images/shared/thistle-blue-half.svg?v=3.130.14" loading="lazy" alt="default image" /> </div> <div class="card-body font-serif"> The first issue of <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Life-magazine" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true"><em>Life</em></a> was published, and the magazine later became a pioneer in photojournalism and one of the major forces in that field's development. <a class="otd-he-link font-weight-bold d-block mt-20 font-sans-serif" href="https://www.britannica.com/quiz/magazines-fact-or-fiction">Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about magazines</a></div> </div> <div class="md-history-event card d-flex mb-20 flex-column flex-sm-row"> <div class="card-media col-sm-25 position-relative"> <div class="date-label position-absolute top-0 left-0 m-10 px-10 py-5 rounded bg-purple text-white font-weight-bold">1935</div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/01/12101-004-FDF881C9/Lincoln-Ellsworth.jpg?w=400&h=200&c=crop" alt="Lincoln Ellsworth" class="fit-cover h-100 w-100" /> </div> <div class="card-body font-serif"> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lincoln-Ellsworth" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Lincoln Ellsworth</a> landed on <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Ellsworth-Land" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Ellsworth Land</a>, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Antarctica" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Antarctica</a>, and claimed it for the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">United States</a>, a claim the U.S. government has never taken up. <a class="otd-he-link font-weight-bold d-block mt-20 font-sans-serif" href="https://www.britannica.com/quiz/exploring-antarctica-fact-or-fiction">Sort fact from fiction in our Antarctica quiz</a><div class="credit mt-10">Courtesy of the American Geographical Society</div> </div> </div> <div class="md-history-event card d-flex mb-20 flex-column flex-sm-row"> <div class="card-media col-sm-25 position-relative"> <div class="date-label position-absolute top-0 left-0 m-10 px-10 py-5 rounded bg-purple text-white font-weight-bold">1887</div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/40/11740-004-50816EB1/Boris-Karloff-Frankenstein-monster.jpg?w=400&h=200&c=crop" alt="Boris Karloff" class="fit-cover h-100 w-100" /> </div> <div class="card-body font-serif"> English actor <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Boris-Karloff" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Boris Karloff</a>, who became famous for his sympathetic and chilling portrayal of the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Frankenstein" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">monster</a> in <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Frankenstein-film-by-Whale" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true"><em>Frankenstein</em></a> (1931), was born. <a class="otd-he-link font-weight-bold d-block mt-20 font-sans-serif" href="https://www.britannica.com/list/11-famous-movie-monsters">Discover 11 famous movie monsters</a><div class="credit mt-10">漏 Universal City Studios, Inc.; photograph, Brown Brothers</div> </div> </div> <div class="md-history-event card d-flex mb-20 flex-column flex-sm-row"> <div class="card-media col-sm-25 position-relative"> <div class="date-label position-absolute top-0 left-0 m-10 px-10 py-5 rounded bg-purple text-white font-weight-bold">1883</div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/13/144013-004-153F7E96/Hidalgo-National-Independence-Jose-Clemente-Orozco-Governors.jpg?w=400&h=200&c=crop" alt="Jos茅 Clemente Orozco: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla mural" class="fit-cover h-100 w-100" /> </div> <div class="card-body font-serif"> Mexican painter <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jose-Clemente-Orozco" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Jos茅 Clemente Orozco</a>, considered the most important 20th-century muralist to work in <a href="https://www.britannica.com/art/fresco-painting" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">fresco</a>, was born. <a class="otd-he-link font-weight-bold d-block mt-20 font-sans-serif" href="https://www.britannica.com/list/art-history-the-origins-of-7-of-your-favorite-art-supplies">Read about the origins of seven of your favorite art supplies</a><div class="credit mt-10">漏 Bill Perry/Shutterstock.com</div> </div> </div> <div class="md-history-event card d-flex mb-20 flex-column flex-sm-row"> <div class="card-media col-sm-25 position-relative"> <div class="date-label position-absolute top-0 left-0 m-10 px-10 py-5 rounded bg-purple text-white font-weight-bold">1863</div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/36/7336-004-7111172E/Union-engineers-Chattanooga-Tennessee-River-Bridge-Control-1863.jpg?w=400&h=200&c=crop" alt="Union engineers on Tennessee River, 1863" class="fit-cover h-100 w-100" /> </div> <div class="card-body font-serif"> The <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Chattanooga" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Battle of Chattanooga</a>, a decisive Union victory during the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/American-Civil-War" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">American Civil War</a>, began. <a class="otd-he-link font-weight-bold d-block mt-20 font-sans-serif" href="https://www.britannica.com/quiz/american-civil-war-quiz">How much do you know about the American Civil War?</a><div class="credit mt-10">National Archives, Washington, D.C.</div> </div> </div> <div class="md-history-event card d-flex mb-20 flex-column flex-sm-row"> <div class="card-media col-sm-25 position-relative"> <div class="date-label position-absolute top-0 left-0 m-10 px-10 py-5 rounded bg-purple text-white font-weight-bold">1765</div> <img loading="lazy" 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bg-purple text-white font-weight-bold">1407</div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/87/24987-004-8BBD0699/John-portrait-master-Burgundy-Netherlands-Musee-Royal.jpg?w=400&h=200&c=crop" alt="John, duke of Burgundy" class="fit-cover h-100 w-100" /> </div> <div class="card-body font-serif"> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-I-duc-dOrleans" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Louis I, duc d'Orl茅ans</a>, was assassinated by agents of <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-duke-of-Burgundy" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">John the Fearless</a>, duke of Burgundy, during a power struggle over control of the French king <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-VI-king-of-France" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Charles VI</a>. <a class="otd-he-link font-weight-bold d-block mt-20 font-sans-serif" href="https://www.britannica.com/quiz/france-a-history-quiz">Test your knowledge of French 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