1982: Four engines of a Boeing 747 fail in a volcanic cloud
On this day in 1982 Boeing 747 “Jumbo Jet” airliner flew into a volcanic cloud above Indonesia, which caused all four of its engines to flame out. The aircraf...
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1767: French scholar who collected German ghost stories
On this day, in 1767, the French geographer and translator Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès was born. According to his year of birth, he was almost the same age as Napoleon Bo...
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1972: Nixon ordered the CIA to stop the FBI investigation
On this day an audio tape with a conversation between President Nixon and his White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman was recorded in the Oval Office of the White House...
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1940: Hitler’s visit to conquered Paris
On this day, after France signed the surrender to his army, Hitler triumphantly visited conquered Paris. He landed at the Paris airport and then headed to the center of...
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1942: German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter mistakenly landed on a British runway falling into enemy hands
On this day, in 1942, a German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft mistakenly landed on a runway in Great Britain instead of returning to the area under German control. A...
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1661: Portuguese Catholic princess who obtained Bombay and the custom of drinking tea for the British
On this day, in 1661, the marriage contract on behalf of the British King Charles II and the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza was signed. With this contract Brit...
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1894: International Olympic Committee was established
On this day the tradition of the Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece was restored. Namely, on that day in 1894 in the Swiss city of Lausanne, International Olympic...
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1940: Hitler Defeats and Humiliates France
On this day in 1940, Adolf Hitler personally accepted the surrender of France in World War II. He deliberately chose the forest at Compiègne as the location where the sur...
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