Get On This Day delivered free to your inbox: br br br 2005 – Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon have declared a truce to end four years of Middle East violence. br br br br 1983 – The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia's second largest city. br br br br 1828 – Jules Verne, French author, is born. br br br br br 1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.