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  • 1781: Rebel Leader Túpac Amaru II Executed

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    1781: Rebel Leader Túpac Amaru II Executed

    1781: Rebel Leader Túpac Amaru II Executed

    Túpac Amaru II was of Indian-European origin, and maintained a strong identification with the Inca tradit ...

    Túpac Amaru II was of Indian-European origin, and maintained a strong identification with the Inca tradition. He was the leader of an uprising in 1780 against the Spanish colonial rulers in Peru. This ...

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  • 1920: Pope Saint John Paul II Born as the Son of a Military Officer

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    1920: Pope Saint John Paul II Born as the Son of a Military Officer

    1920: Pope Saint John Paul II Born as the Son of a Military Officer

    Pope Saint John Paul II was born under the name of Karol Józef Wojtyła on this day in1920, in the small t ...

    Pope Saint John Paul II was born under the name of Karol Józef Wojtyła on this day in1920, in the small town of Wadowice, 50 kilometers from Krakow. Pope's father was an officer in the Austro-Hungaria ...

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  • 1991: Somaliland Declares Independence from Somalia

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    1991: Somaliland Declares Independence from Somalia

    1991: Somaliland Declares Independence from Somalia

    Somaliland historically belonged to the British colonial Empire, while the rest of Somalia had been under ...

    Somaliland historically belonged to the British colonial Empire, while the rest of Somalia had been under the Italian sphere. On this day in 1991 Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia, but ...

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  • 1937: Why do the Prime Ministers of Luxembourg Become Presidents of the European Commission?

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    1937: Why do the Prime Ministers of Luxembourg Become Presidents of the European Commission?

    1937: Why do the Prime Ministers of Luxembourg Become Presidents of the European Commission?

    Two prime ministers of Luxembourg have thus far become presidents of the European Commission: Jacques San ...

    Two prime ministers of Luxembourg have thus far become presidents of the European Commission: Jacques Santer and Jean-Claude Juncker. Jacques Santer, a Luxembourgian politician who became the presiden ...

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  • 1974: India Detonates its First Nuclear Bomb

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    1974: India Detonates its First Nuclear Bomb

    1974: India Detonates its First Nuclear Bomb

    On this day in 1974, India detonated its first nuclear bomb.  The test was conducted in the middle of the ...

    On this day in 1974, India detonated its first nuclear bomb.  The test was conducted in the middle of the Thar Desert, at the location called "Pokhran Test Range". It is a location in the Indian Rajas ...

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  • 1048: Birth of Omar Hajjam, Great Persian Astronomer

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    1048: Birth of Omar Hajjam, Great Persian Astronomer

    1048: Birth of Omar Hajjam, Great Persian Astronomer

    Prominent Persian astronomer, mathematician and poet Omar Hajjam was born on this day in 1048. He lived i ...

    Prominent Persian astronomer, mathematician and poet Omar Hajjam was born on this day in 1048. He lived in the time when Persia (modern Iran) was under the rule of the Seljuk Turks. He was born in the ...

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  • 1804: How Napoleon Got Hold of the Distinguished Title of Emperor

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    1804: How Napoleon Got Hold of the Distinguished Title of Emperor

    1804: How Napoleon Got Hold of the Distinguished Title of Emperor

    On this day in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of the French (French: Empereur des França ...

    On this day in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of the French (French: Empereur des Français). It was, of course, a turning point in European history since it signified the birth of wha ...

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  • 1995: Shawn Nelson Stole a Tank and Created Chaos on the Streets

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    1995: Shawn Nelson Stole a Tank and Created Chaos on the Streets

    1995: Shawn Nelson Stole a Tank and Created Chaos on the Streets

    On this day 35-year-old Shawn Nelson, a resident of San Diego in California, stole a military tank from t ...

    On this day 35-year-old Shawn Nelson, a resident of San Diego in California, stole a military tank from the armory of the U.S. National Guard and drove it through the streets of the city destroying ev ...

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