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1792: The German Princess after whom the City of Adelaide in Australia was Named

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1792: The German Princess after whom the City of Adelaide in Australia was Named

Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, the German princess after whom the city of Adelaide in South Australia is nam ...

Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, the German princess after whom the city of Adelaide in South Australia is named, was born on this day in 1792. Adelaide is today a city with over one million inhabitants an ...

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1942: Why was the Project of Making an American Nuclear Bomb Called the Manhattan Project?

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1942: Why was the Project of Making an American Nuclear Bomb Called the Manhattan Project?

This day in 1942 marked the official beginning of the Manhattan Project, within which the first American ...

This day in 1942 marked the official beginning of the Manhattan Project, within which the first American nuclear weapons were made. The story of how the project got its name is particularly interestin ...

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1918: BMW Becomes a Joint Stock Company

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1918: BMW Becomes a Joint Stock Company

On this day in 1918, the BMW company was registered as a joint stock company. The abbreviation BMW stands ...

On this day in 1918, the BMW company was registered as a joint stock company. The abbreviation BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works). The company was founded back in 1916, as ...

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1792: Louis XVI, King of France, Imprisoned in Templar Fortress

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1792: Louis XVI, King of France, Imprisoned in Templar Fortress

On 13 August 1792 Parisian revolutionaries arrested King Louis XVI and the royal family, including Queen ...

On 13 August 1792 Parisian revolutionaries arrested King Louis XVI and the royal family, including Queen Mary Antionette, the king’s son and heir to the throne, the king’s daughter, and the king’s sis ...

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1866: Giovanni Agnelli – Founder of FIAT and a Million-Dollar Dynasty

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1866: Giovanni Agnelli – Founder of FIAT and a Million-Dollar Dynasty

Famous Italian businessman Giovanni Agnelli, the founder of FIAT, was born on this day in 1866. Interesti ...

Famous Italian businessman Giovanni Agnelli, the founder of FIAT, was born on this day in 1866. Interestingly, he was born near the town of Pinerolo, known for being the site of the fortress where the ...

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