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1847: How was the Gigantic Siemens Company Founded?

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1847: How was the Gigantic Siemens Company Founded?

The widely-known German company Siemens was established on this day in 1847. Its founders were Werner von ...

The widely-known German company Siemens was established on this day in 1847. Its founders were Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske, and it was seated in Berlin, which was then the capital of th ...

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1936: Francisco Franco Takes Power in Spain

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1936: Francisco Franco Takes Power in Spain

On this day in 1936, General Francisco Franco was publicly declared Generalissimo and Head of State (Jefe ...

On this day in 1936, General Francisco Franco was publicly declared Generalissimo and Head of State (Jefe del Estado). This took place in Burgos, the historic capital of Castille. After becoming the H ...

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1946: Nazi War Criminals Sentenced at Nuremberg

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1946: Nazi War Criminals Sentenced at Nuremberg

The major Nazi war criminals were sentenced on this day at the Nuremberg Trials. It is interesting that o ...

The major Nazi war criminals were sentenced on this day at the Nuremberg Trials. It is interesting that only 24 high-ranking Nazis were brought before the court. Three of them were cleared of all char ...

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1949: Communist State Established in China

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1949: Communist State Established in China

On this day in 1949, Mao Zedong declared the founding of the current Chinese state. It was named the Peop ...

On this day in 1949, Mao Zedong declared the founding of the current Chinese state. It was named the People's Republic of China, and still bears the same name. This was solemnly declared in Peking, at ...

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1588: English Execute Two Catholic Priests (Edward James and Ralph Crockett)

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1588: English Execute Two Catholic Priests (Edward James and Ralph Crockett)

On this day in 1588, two Catholic priests died a martyr's death in England. It was a time of such religio ...

On this day in 1588, two Catholic priests died a martyr's death in England. It was a time of such religious intolerance in England that it was forbidden to express one's Catholicism, and one could eve ...

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