September 7: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1860Giuseppe Garibaldi entered Naples, a major step toward Italian unification.
2. 1907The huge ocean liner RMS Lusitania set off on its maiden voyage from Liverpool.
3. 1911Poet Guillaume Apollinaire was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre; he was later cleared.
4. 1923INTERPOL was founded to facilitate cooperation between countries' police forces.
5. 1927Philo Farnsworth successfully operated the first fully electronic television system.

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