On this day in 1936, General Francisco Franco was publicly declared Generalissimo and Head of State (Jefe ...
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1936: Francisco Franco Takes Power in Spain
1936: Francisco Franco Takes Power in Spain
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1946: Nazi War Criminals Sentenced at Nuremberg
1946: Nazi War Criminals Sentenced at Nuremberg
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1949: Communist State Established in China
1949: Communist State Established in China
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1953: First Soviet Thermonuclear Bomb Detonated at Semipalatinsk
1953: First Soviet Thermonuclear Bomb Detonated at Semipalatinsk
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1914: WW1: Britain Declares War on Austria-Hungary
1914: WW1: Britain Declares War on Austria-Hungary
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1990: The Largest Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossil in History
1990: The Largest Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossil in History
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1944: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Author of “The Little Prince”, Disappears over Nazi Territory
1944: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Author of “The Little Prince”, Disappears over Nazi Territory