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1372: French Duke who almost Became King of Hungary-Croatia Two Times

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1372: French Duke who almost Became King of Hungary-Croatia Two Times

The wealthy Duke Louis of Orleans was engaged to Catherine of Anjou, the heiress to the Hungarian-Croatia ...

The wealthy Duke Louis of Orleans was engaged to Catherine of Anjou, the heiress to the Hungarian-Croatian kingdom. Duke Louis of Orleans, a powerful member of the French royal dynasty, was born on t ...

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1933: Nazi Ministry of Propaganda Founded

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1933: Nazi Ministry of Propaganda Founded

Dr. Joseph Goebbels was appointed minister. The high status of the new ministry was revealed by the locat ...

Dr. Joseph Goebbels was appointed minister. The high status of the new ministry was revealed by the location of its seat – just opposite Hitler’s office in the Wilhelmstrasse. On this day the Hitler’s ...

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1741: Maria Theresa Gives Birth to future Emperor Joseph II

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1741: Maria Theresa Gives Birth to future Emperor Joseph II

Maria Theresa gave birth to her son Joseph II in Schönbrunn Palace near Vienna, a sort of Austrian Versai ...

Maria Theresa gave birth to her son Joseph II in Schönbrunn Palace near Vienna, a sort of Austrian Versailles. As a ruler, in some ways Joseph II proved significantly different from his mother. On thi ...

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1271: Knight Murdered in Church During Mass

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1271: Knight Murdered in Church During Mass

A terrible crime occurred on this day in medieval history, when English knight Henry of Cornwall was murd ...

A terrible crime occurred on this day in medieval history, when English knight Henry of Cornwall was murdered in an Italian church during mass. The church was that of St. Sylvester in the Italian town ...

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1996: Man Murders 16 Children and their Teacher in a Primary School

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1996: Man Murders 16 Children and their Teacher in a Primary School

On this day 43-year-old Scot Thomas Watt Hamilton walked into a primary school in the town of Dunblane, S ...

On this day 43-year-old Scot Thomas Watt Hamilton walked into a primary school in the town of Dunblane, Scotland, and started shooting at the children in class. He had with him an arsenal consisting o ...

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1811: Franco-British Naval Battle at Croatian Island of Vis

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1811: Franco-British Naval Battle at Croatian Island of Vis

On this day a significant Franco-British naval battle took place near the Croatian island of Vis. ...

On this day a significant Franco-British naval battle took place near the Croatian island of Vis. ...

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1881: Horrific Murder of the Russian Emperor

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1881: Horrific Murder of the Russian Emperor

On this day Russian emperor Alexander II Romanov was killed in an assassination attempt. The emperor was ...

On this day Russian emperor Alexander II Romanov was killed in an assassination attempt. The emperor was roughly the peer of Queen Victoria, and had actually at one time intended to marry her and thus ...

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1954: The Bloody Battle of Dien Bien Phu – The Worst Defeat of the French in Vietnam

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1954: The Bloody Battle of Dien Bien Phu – The Worst Defeat of the French in Vietnam

The bloody battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam began on this day in 1954. It was the greatest battle among ...

The bloody battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam began on this day in 1954. It was the greatest battle among the French and the Vietnamese communists during the French colonial presence in Indochina. ...

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