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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

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  • 335: After whom is New Year’s Eve sometimes Called Saint Sylvester’s Day?

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    335: After whom is New Year’s Eve sometimes Called Saint Sylvester’s Day?

    335: After whom is New Year’s Eve sometimes Called Saint Sylvester’s Day?

    On this day, New Year’s Eve is celebrated to commemorate the death of St. Sylvester, who was pope during ...

    On this day, New Year’s Eve is celebrated to commemorate the death of St. Sylvester, who was pope during the turning point of the history of Christianity, immediately after the Emperor Constantine iss ...

    December 31, 2015
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  • 1999: Yeltsin Resigns, Putin Becomes Acting President of Russia

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    1999: Yeltsin Resigns, Putin Becomes Acting President of Russia

    1999: Yeltsin Resigns, Putin Becomes Acting President of Russia

    On this day in 1999, Boris Yeltsin resigned, making prime minister Vladimir Putin the acting President of ...

    On this day in 1999, Boris Yeltsin resigned, making prime minister Vladimir Putin the acting President of Russia. Interestingly, Putin's first decree was to guarantee Yeltsin and his family that they ...

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  • 1941: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Takes Command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet

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    1941: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Takes Command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet

    1941: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Takes Command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet

    On this day in 1941 U.S. admiral Chester W. Nimitz took command of the United States Pacific Fleet. This ...

    On this day in 1941 U.S. admiral Chester W. Nimitz took command of the United States Pacific Fleet. This occurred around three weeks after the famous attack on Pearl Harbor. Due to the catastrophe the ...

    December 31, 2015
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  • New Year’s Eve Dinner Served in a Dinosaur’s Bowels – 1853

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    New Year’s Eve Dinner Served in a Dinosaur’s Bowels – 1853

    New Year’s Eve Dinner Served in a Dinosaur’s Bowels – 1853

    It was a model of an Iguanodon, whose bowels were large enough to hold 22 English dignitaries. The menu f ...

    It was a model of an Iguanodon, whose bowels were large enough to hold 22 English dignitaries. The menu from that dinner has been preserved, and reflects the eating habits of the Victorian era. One of ...

    December 31, 2015
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  • 1759 – Guinness Begins Manufacturing Beer after Renting a Brewery for 9,000 Years

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    |Date: December 29, 2015
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    1759 – Guinness Begins Manufacturing Beer after Renting a Brewery for 9,000 Years

    1759 – Guinness Begins Manufacturing Beer after Renting a Brewery for 9,000 Years

    It was the beginning of the famous Guinness beer brand, which has to this day remained the most iconic of ...

    It was the beginning of the famous Guinness beer brand, which has to this day remained the most iconic of all Irish alcoholic beverages. Today, around 850 million liters of that beer are sold every ye ...

    December 29, 2015
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