1922: How was the Soviet Union Established?
A large number of people mistakenly think that the Soviet Union emerged immediately after the October Revolution in 1917. It was actually founded on this day in 1922, mor...
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1769: Irish Lord in the Service of Empress Maria Theresa
Lieutenant Field Marshal Count Nikolaus Taaffe, an Irish military officer in the service of Empress Maria Theresa, died on this day in 1769. Nikolaus Taaffe was born in I...
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1845: Texas was once an Independent State Equal to the U.S.
To this day in 1845, Texas was an independent country, equal in sovereignty to the United States as well as other recognized world countries. Namely, the Republic of Texa...
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1989: Vaclav Havel was President of Two Countries
On this day the leader of the Velvet Revolution Vaclav Havel became president of Czechoslovakia. It is interesting that he was not elected for that position directly by t...
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1991: How did the Final Dissolution of the Soviet Union Transpire?
Today is the anniversary of the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). In fact, on this day in 1991, the Supreme Soviet declared the abolition of...
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1948: Execution of Japanese War Criminals from World War II
On this day in 1948, Japanese war criminals from World War II were executed by hanging. They were criminals convicted at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, the Japanese equiv...
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1804: Jewish ancestry of the British Prime Minister Disraeli
The famous British prime minister of Jewish origin – Benjamin Disraeli – was born on this day. His ancestors were Jews who probably till 1492 lived in the Pyrenees penins...
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1973: One of the Most Unusual and Violent Assassination Attempts in History
On this day in 1973 the terrorist group ETA carried out one of the most unusual assassinations in history. They killed none other than the Spanish prime minister – the po...
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