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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

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  • 1990: First Multiparty Parliament in Croatia

  • 1975: European Space Agency (ESA) Founded

  • 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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  • 1836: Battle of the Alamo

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    |Date: February 23, 2016
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    1836: Battle of the Alamo

    1836: Battle of the Alamo

    On this day began one of the most famous episodes in American history – the Battle of the Alamo. Alamo wa ...

    On this day began one of the most famous episodes in American history – the Battle of the Alamo. Alamo was a missionary town in Texas, defended by the Texans from the incoming Mexicans. Namely, it was ...

    February 23, 2016
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  • Did you know General Santa Anna held a state funeral for his amputated leg?

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    |Date: February 22, 2016
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    Did you know General Santa Anna held a state funeral for his amputated leg?

    Did you know General Santa Anna held a state funeral for his amputated leg?

    The controversial but highly influential Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna dominated Mexico dur ...

    The controversial but highly influential Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna dominated Mexico during his lifetime to such an extent that he earned the nickname “Napoleon of the West” and the p ...

    February 22, 2016
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  • 1794: General Santa Anna was the President of Mexico 11 Times

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    |Date: February 21, 2016
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    1794: General Santa Anna was the President of Mexico 11 Times

    1794: General Santa Anna was the President of Mexico 11 Times

    The Mexican military and political leader Antonio López de Santa Anna was born on this day in 1794. He is ...

    The Mexican military and political leader Antonio López de Santa Anna was born on this day in 1794. He is best known through the screen adaptations of the Battle of the Alamo, where he was the chief M ...

    February 21, 2016
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