1896: The Last Imperial Coronation in Russia
This day marked the last imperial coronation in Russian history. Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, was crowned on this day in 1896. He and his family were killed b...
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1923: The 24 Hours of Le Mans Held for the First Time
The mentioned race has been held since 1923. It is the world’s oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually near the French city of Le Mans, which is l...
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1981: P2 Masonic Lodge Scandal Collapses Italian Government
The list of Lodge members included Silvio Berlusconi. Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani was compelled to resign and his government fell. On this day the effects of one of t...
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1977: The Human Fly Climbs the WTC Tower
On this day 27-year-old George Willig scaled the Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) using his hands and legs. His stunt caused a sensation and drew a lot of media atte...
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1944: Yugoslav Partisans Kill SS-Sturmbannführer Christian Wirth
Christian Wirth held the rank of SS-Sturmbannführer, and participated in Nazi projects – the Aktion T4 program and Operation Reinhard (German: Aktion Reinhard). They inc...
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1977: Surprising Success of the First “Star Wars” Movie
On this day in 1977, the first film of the “Star Wars” series premiered. The film has seen such incredible success that was not even expected by its director, George Luc...
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2001: First Blind Person to Reach the Summit of Mount Everest
On this day in 2001, Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person who managed to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Indeed, he remains the only such person to this day...
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1659: Richard Cromwell and the Protectorate
On this day in 1659, (according to the Julian calendar, which was in use in England at the time), Richard Cromwell resigned as the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of E...
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