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1944: Allies Destroy the abbey of Monte Cassino

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1944: Allies Destroy the abbey of Monte Cassino

St. Benedict of Nursia established Monte Cassino, one of the most famous Catholic monasteries in the worl ...

St. Benedict of Nursia established Monte Cassino, one of the most famous Catholic monasteries in the world, in the 6th century. In February 1944 the Allied forces were penetrating from southern Italy ...

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1942: The Biggest British Military Disgrace in History

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1942: The Biggest British Military Disgrace in History

The British commander, General Arthur Percival, surrendered himself and 80,000 surviving British soldiers ...

The British commander, General Arthur Percival, surrendered himself and 80,000 surviving British soldiers. Prime Minister Churchill called it the “worst disaster” in British history. On this day the g ...

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1996: Catastrophic Launch of the Chinese Long March 3B Rocket

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1996: Catastrophic Launch of the Chinese Long March 3B Rocket

The rocket stalled during launch, and then crashed into an inhabited area, killing some of the inhabitant ...

The rocket stalled during launch, and then crashed into an inhabited area, killing some of the inhabitants. The explosion was so powerful that it left the local village in ruins. On this day in ...

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1946: ENIAC Computer Officially Operational

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1946: ENIAC Computer Officially Operational

The famous early computer, ENIAC, was officially declared operational on this day in 1946. It was the fir ...

The famous early computer, ENIAC, was officially declared operational on this day in 1946. It was the first programmable general-purpose electronic computer in the world. ENIAC was short for Electroni ...

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1989: Last Soviet Soldiers Leave Afghanistan

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1989: Last Soviet Soldiers Leave Afghanistan

On this day in 1989 the process of withdrawing Soviet military forces from Afghanistan was officially dec ...

On this day in 1989 the process of withdrawing Soviet military forces from Afghanistan was officially declared complete. The Soviets had held Afghanistan since 1979 (towards the end of that year they ...

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