On this day the first comic about the cat Garfield was published simultaneously in 41 newspapers acr ...
1987: The First Garfield Comic Strip
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1615: Four Hundred Years Ago the Last Great Battle of the Samurai was Fought at Osaka Castle
The rise of Tokugawa Ieyasu After the death of the powerful daimyo (a position similar to a high-ran ...
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1809: Death of Jean Lannes – One of Napoleon’s Most Daring and Talented Generals
Napoleon’s Marshal Jean Lannes died on this day in 1809. He was one of only three Napoleon ...
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1868: Last Public Execution in Vienna
The last public execution in Vienna took place on this day in 1868. It is also likely the last such ...
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1536: Henry VIII Marries his Third Wife only 11 Days after his Second Wife’s Execution
On this day the English King Henry VIII married for the third time, only 11 days after he had his pr ...
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1954: First Bilderberg Conference
On this day, the first meeting of the well-known Bilderberg Group, which many conspiracy theorists s ...
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1953: The First Conquest of Mount Everest was made by a New Zealander
This day is arguably the most important date in the history of human mountain climbing. Namely, on t ...
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1937: Automotive Manufacturing Company Volkswagen Established
Automotive production was an example of propaganda used to glorify Adolf Hitler’s government. ...
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1892: Josef “Sepp” Dietrich – Hitler’s Security Chief
Josef “Sepp” Dietrich was born on this day in 1892. He was one of only four men who held ...
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1883: Alexander III: The Russian Tsar who Had Uncommon Strength
This day marked the coronation of Russian Tsar Alexander III Romanov in Moscow. He was the penultima ...