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  • 1890: Tallest Church Completed (161.5 meters)

  • 1740: Prussian King Frederick II the Great Accedes to the Throne

  • 1469: King Manuel I of Portugal – Ruler of the Sea from Brazil to China

  • 1962: The Execution of Adolf Eichmann in Israel

  • 1809: Death of Jean Lannes – One of Napoleon’s Most Daring and Talented Generals

  • 1990: First Multiparty Parliament in Croatia

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  • 1934: Russian General Alexey Leonov – First Man to Walk in Space

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  • 1536: Henry VIII Marries his Third Wife only 11 Days after his Second Wife’s Execution

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  • 1900: Why was the Capital of Chad Named after a Frenchman?

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  • 1991: African Americans Attack Jews

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    1991: African Americans Attack Jews

    1991: African Americans Attack Jews

    Unusual racist riots erupted in a part of Brooklyn, New York on this day. Many American Jews saw those ev ...

    Unusual racist riots erupted in a part of Brooklyn, New York on this day. Many American Jews saw those events as the largest pogrom of Jews in the history of the USA. The riots began after a 7-year-ol ...

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  • 1991: Soviet President Gorbachev Captured During his Stay on the Crimea

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    1991: Soviet President Gorbachev Captured During his Stay on the Crimea

    1991: Soviet President Gorbachev Captured During his Stay on the Crimea

    On this day in 1991, hardliners in the USSR initiated a coup with the goal of preserving the old Soviet o ...

    On this day in 1991, hardliners in the USSR initiated a coup with the goal of preserving the old Soviet order. The group was led by eight high-ranking members of the Communist Party and the Red Army, ...

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  • 1989: Raid on Pirate Radio Caroline Station in the North Sea

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    1989: Raid on Pirate Radio Caroline Station in the North Sea

    1989: Raid on Pirate Radio Caroline Station in the North Sea

    On this day in 1989, a raid was conducted on the pirate Radio Caroline station in the North Sea. That sta ...

    On this day in 1989, a raid was conducted on the pirate Radio Caroline station in the North Sea. That station had been active since 1964, and had transmitted a signal from a ship anchored near the Bri ...

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  • 1870: Birth of Bernard Baruch – Wealthy Advisor to Wilson, Roosevelt, and Churchill

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    1870: Birth of Bernard Baruch – Wealthy Advisor to Wilson, Roosevelt, and Churchill

    1870: Birth of Bernard Baruch – Wealthy Advisor to Wilson, Roosevelt, and Churchill

    Bernard Baruch, American financier and political advisor of Jewish descent, was born on this day in 1870. ...

    Bernard Baruch, American financier and political advisor of Jewish descent, was born on this day in 1870. He was one of the most famous Wall Street brokers and became rich before the age of 30. In 191 ...

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  • 1934: Hitler Declared Führer after Referendum

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    1934: Hitler Declared Führer after Referendum

    1934: Hitler Declared Führer after Referendum

    On this day Adolf Hitler held a referendum in Nazi Germany, where it was to be decided whether he could h ...

    On this day Adolf Hitler held a referendum in Nazi Germany, where it was to be decided whether he could hold the dual office of head of state and head of government. He had already become head of gove ...

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