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1768: The Republic of Genoa Hands Corsica to France

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1768: The Republic of Genoa Hands Corsica to France

The island had been under Genoese control for many centuries. On this day in 1768 the Republic of Genoa, ...

The island had been under Genoese control for many centuries. On this day in 1768 the Republic of Genoa, an important maritime trading republic, handed the island of Corsica over to France. The island ...

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1701: The War of the Spanish Succession Begins

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1701: The War of the Spanish Succession Begins

Its cause was the extinction of the Spanish branch of the Habsburg family, after which the Austrian Habsb ...

Its cause was the extinction of the Spanish branch of the Habsburg family, after which the Austrian Habsburgs tried to take over Spain. The War of the Spanish Succession broke out on this day in 1701. ...

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1940: First McDonald’s Restaurant Opened by Irish McDonald Brothers

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1940: First McDonald’s Restaurant Opened by Irish McDonald Brothers

The first restaurant was located in the town of San Bernardino in California. The first McDonald’s restau ...

The first restaurant was located in the town of San Bernardino in California. The first McDonald’s restaurant in history was opened on this day in 1940. It was started by brothers Richard and Maurice ...

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1905: How was Las Vegas Founded and the Meaning of its Name

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1905: How was Las Vegas Founded and the Meaning of its Name

On this day in 1905 the city of Las Vegas was founded in the U. S. state of Nevada. The name of the state ...

On this day in 1905 the city of Las Vegas was founded in the U. S. state of Nevada. The name of the state and the city came from the Spanish language. Namely, Nevada means Snowy (after the Sierra Neva ...

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1935: The First Line of the Moscow Metro Opened

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1935: The First Line of the Moscow Metro Opened

The first line of the Moscow Metro was opened in the Soviet Union on this day in 1935. The first line of ...

The first line of the Moscow Metro was opened in the Soviet Union on this day in 1935. The first line of the Moscow Metro passed near the northern corner of the Kremlin. It connected Sokolniki Moscow ...

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1945: Betrayal in a Castle near Bleiburg

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1945: Betrayal in a Castle near Bleiburg

On this day the tragic events of the 1945 are commemorated, when the British soldiers refused to accept t ...

On this day the tragic events of the 1945 are commemorated, when the British soldiers refused to accept the soldiers of Independent State of Croatia (a German puppet state led by the fascist Ustaše mo ...

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1895: Senator Bush – a Member of a Secret Association

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1895: Senator Bush – a Member of a Secret Association

On this day, in 1895, the wealthy American banker and politician, Prescott Bush, whose son and grandson b ...

On this day, in 1895, the wealthy American banker and politician, Prescott Bush, whose son and grandson became U.S. presidents, was born. Prescott Bush was the father of President George H.W. Bush, an ...

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1987: Soviet Spacecraft Powered by Anti-satellite Laser

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1987: Soviet Spacecraft Powered by Anti-satellite Laser

On this day in 1987, the Soviets launched a spacecraft similar to those in science fiction novels. It was ...

On this day in 1987, the Soviets launched a spacecraft similar to those in science fiction novels. It was the Soviet response to the "Star Wars" project launched by the American president Ronald Reaga ...

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