1966: Submarine Finds a Lost Nuclear Bomb
On this day U.S. submarine Alvin managed to find a lost nuclear bomb near the Spanish coast. It was a hydrogen bomb that was dropped from the American B-52 Stratofortress...
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1939: Hitler Declares the “Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia”
A well-known Nazi politician – Baron Konstantin von Neurath, who was previously Foreign minister of the Third Reich – was appointed the head of this new government. Hitle...
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1757: British Admiral Executed by British Firing Squad for Losing a Battle
On this day in 1757 British admiral Sir John Byng was executed by firing squad. The case became very well-known in history because the admiral was executed on the deck of...
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1775: How was the United States Army Established?
This day in the year 1775 is considered to be the birthday of the United States Army. Namely, on that day the American Continental Congress (the predecessor of today’s Co...
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1945: “Grand Slam” – The Most Powerful British Bomb Dropped on Hitler’s Germany
On this day in 1945 the British made their first attack on Germany using their strongest bomb. It was the so-called “Grand Slam” bomb of yet unseen dimensions and mass.
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1811: Franco-British Naval Battle at Croatian Island of Vis
On this day a significant Franco-British naval battle took place near the Croatian island of Vis.
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1954: The Bloody Battle of Dien Bien Phu – The Worst Defeat of the French in Vietnam
The bloody battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam began on this day in 1954. It was the greatest battle among the French and the Vietnamese communists during the French colon...
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1790: Field Marshal who Conquered Berlin
Field Marshal Count Andreas Hadik, one of Empress Maria Theresa’s most famous military commanders, died on this day in 1790.
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