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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

  • 1975: European Space Agency (ESA) Founded

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

  • 1868: Last Public Execution in Vienna

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

  • 1948: The First UN Peacekeepers

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

  • 1814: What Became of Napoleon’s Divorced Wife, Josephine?

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  • 1953: The First Conquest of Mount Everest was made by a New Zealander

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  • Revolution in Building Iron Suspension Bridges – 1826

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    |Date: January 30, 2016
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    Revolution in Building Iron Suspension Bridges – 1826

    Revolution in Building Iron Suspension Bridges – 1826

    Iron suspension bridges allowed for the bridging of great distances. One of the first suspension bridges ...

    Iron suspension bridges allowed for the bridging of great distances. One of the first suspension bridges in modern history, the one over the Menai Strait in Wales, was built on this day in 1826. The b ...

    January 30, 2016
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  • 1973: Bridge Connecting Europe with Asia Built in Istanbul

    Posted by Tin Pongrac
    |Date: October 30, 2015
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    1973: Bridge Connecting Europe with Asia Built in Istanbul

    1973: Bridge Connecting Europe with Asia Built in Istanbul

    The well-known bridge over the Bosporus in Istanbul was completed on this day in 1973. It was the first p ...

    The well-known bridge over the Bosporus in Istanbul was completed on this day in 1973. It was the first permanent bridge that connected Europe to Asia. The idea of such a bridge was conceived almost 2 ...

    October 30, 2015
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