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1971: Attica Prison Riot Bloodily Suppressed

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1971: Attica Prison Riot Bloodily Suppressed

This day in 1971 marked the end of the Attica Prison Riot in the western part of the state of New York. A ...

This day in 1971 marked the end of the Attica Prison Riot in the western part of the state of New York. About 1,000 prisoners protested, and 33 staff members were their hostages. The prisoners complai ...

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1229: Ögedei: The Great Khan of the Mongols

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1229: Ögedei: The Great Khan of the Mongols

On this day in 1229, Ögedei Khan, Genghis Khan’s son, was proclaimed the Great Khan of the Mongols. Ögede ...

On this day in 1229, Ögedei Khan, Genghis Khan’s son, was proclaimed the Great Khan of the Mongols. Ögedei Khan wasn’t Genghis Khan's oldest son (he was his third). But, it seems that Genghis Khan wan ...

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1922: Al ‘Azizia: The World’s Hottest Place?

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1922: Al ‘Azizia: The World’s Hottest Place?

The measured temperature was 57.8 °C, which was 1.1 °C higher than the second highest temperature ever re ...

The measured temperature was 57.8 °C, which was 1.1 °C higher than the second highest temperature ever recorded (Death Valley - 56.7 °C). Many doubted that was the highest temperature ever recorded, a ...

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1848: Phineas Gage Survived the Passage of an Iron Rod Through His Head

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1848: Phineas Gage Survived the Passage of an Iron Rod Through His Head

On this day in 1848, the 25-year-old Phineas Gage was working as a blasting foreman on railway constructi ...

On this day in 1848, the 25-year-old Phineas Gage was working as a blasting foreman on railway construction projects in the U.S. state of Vermont. The workers were setting up a blast for boring a hole ...

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1916: The Elephant Mary Cruelly Hanged in Front of “Audience”

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1916: The Elephant Mary Cruelly Hanged in Front of “Audience”

On this day in 1916, the elephant Mary was hanged in Erwin, Tennessee. The elephant was hanged in front o ...

On this day in 1916, the elephant Mary was hanged in Erwin, Tennessee. The elephant was hanged in front of thousands of people, allegedly due to the death of the man who worked there as a trainer – Re ...

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