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1794: Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Executed by Guillotine

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1794: Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Executed by Guillotine
On this day, in 1794, Carmel Martyrs of Compiègne were executed by guillotine.  They were members of the Barefoot Carmelites of Mount Carmel, founded by the famous Saint...
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1945: Ernst Busch – Hitler’s Field Marshal

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1945: Ernst Busch – Hitler’s Field Marshal
Ernst Busch was the highest-ranking officer of the Wehrmacht who died in a prisoner of war camp in England. Aldershot is located in the English county of Hampshire, appro...
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1946: Draža Mihailović Executed

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1946: Draža Mihailović Executed
On this day in 1946, the Yugoslav communist authorities executed the famous Chetnik leader Draža Mihailović.  Four months before Mihailović’s execution, the Partisa...
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1862: David Farragut Becomes the First Admiral in U.S. History

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1862: David Farragut Becomes the First Admiral in U.S. History
On this day in 1862, an admiral’s rank was awarded for the first time in the history of the United States. It was created for famous David Farragut, a hero of the U...
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1979: Saddam Hussein Became President of Iraq

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1979: Saddam Hussein Became President of Iraq
Saddam Hussein became President of Iraq on this day in 1979. He was born in the village of Al-Awja on the Tigris River (in 2003, he was arrested just a few kilometers fro...
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1799: Discovery of the Famous Rosetta Stone

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1799: Discovery of the Famous Rosetta Stone
The famous Rosetta Stone, which enabled the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphic script, was found on this day in 1799 and certainly belongs among the most important arch...
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1815: The Final Surrender of the Great Napoleon Bonaparte

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1815: The Final Surrender of the Great Napoleon Bonaparte
On this day one of the greatest military leaders in history, the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte finally surrendered. His previous surrender in 1814, when he ended up o...
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1940: The Tallest Man in History was a Freemason

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1940: The Tallest Man in History was a Freemason
On this day, in 1940, the tallest man in recorded history of mankind, Robert Wadlow, died. Namely, that American has reached the height of 272 cm before he died, which is...
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