1945: Benito Mussolini executed

Medieval Carvings Spark New Templar Theories and D-Day’s Deadly Dress Rehearsal [Apr 28]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1945 [Benito Mussolini executed]( On this day in 1945, "Il Duce," Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans who had captured the couple as they attempted to flee to Switzerland. The 61-year-old deposed former dictator of Italy was established by his German allies as the figurehead of a puppet... [read more »]( History in the Headlines [Medieval Carvings Spark More Templar Theories]( What fuels our endless fascination with the Knights Templar? Historian and author Dan Jones gets to the bottom of it. [D-Day’s Deadly Dress Rehearsal]( On April 28, 1944, just five weeks before the Allies stormed the beaches at Normandy some 750 American servicemen lost their lives in a disastrous practice invasion known as “Exercise Tiger.” American Revolution 1776 [Colonel McIntosh writes to Washington »]( Automotive 1916 [Ferruccio Lamborghini born »]( Civil War 1810 [Union general who advocated for black troops is born »]( Cold War 1965 [U.S. troops land in the Dominican Republic »]( Crime 2011 [Jaycee Dugard's kidnappers plead guilty »]( Disaster 1995 [Gas pipe explodes in South Korea »]( General Interest 1789 [Mutiny on the HMS Bounty »]( 1969 [De Gaulle resigns as leader of France »]( 1977 [Red Army Faction trial ends »]( 1996 [Port Arthur Massacre in Australia »]( Hollywood 2004 [Comcast abandons bid to buy Disney »]( Literary 1925 [T.S. Eliot accepts a job at Faber and Faber publishers »]( Music 1965 [My Name is Barbra is Barbra Streisand's debut television special »]( Old West 1897 [Chickasaw and Choctaw abandon communal lands »]( Presidential 1758 [President Monroe is born »]( Sports 1967 [Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction »]( Vietnam War 1970 [Nixon approves Cambodian incursion »]( 1972 [North Vietnamese press South Vietnamese at Hue and Kontum »]( World War I 1915 [International Congress of Women opens at The Hague »]( World War II 1945 [Mussolini is executed »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](