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1834: Birth of Anti-Semitic Painter Edgar Degas

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1834: Birth of Anti-Semitic Painter Edgar Degas

On this day one of the greatest impressionist painters in history, Edgar Degas, was born. His ballerina p ...

On this day one of the greatest impressionist painters in history, Edgar Degas, was born. His ballerina paintings are widely known even today. It is interesting that he was born under the surname De G ...

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1963: X-15: First Rocket-Powered Aircraft Reaches Outer Space

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1963: X-15: First Rocket-Powered Aircraft Reaches Outer Space

On this day in 1963, a rocket-powered aircraft reached the altitude of 100,000 meters. This altitude is c ...

On this day in 1963, a rocket-powered aircraft reached the altitude of 100,000 meters. This altitude is considered the boundary of outer space (aka. The Kármán line), so the said flight can be classif ...

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1824: Emperor of the Huge Mexican Empire Executed by Firing Squad

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1824: Emperor of the Huge Mexican Empire Executed by Firing Squad

On this day in 1824, the first emperor of Mexico - Agustín de Iturbide - was executed. During the Mexican ...

On this day in 1824, the first emperor of Mexico - Agustín de Iturbide - was executed. During the Mexican War of Independence from Spain, he contributed to the liberation of the country from colonial ...

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1814: Samuel Colt – Creator of the Legendary Wild West Revolver

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1814: Samuel Colt – Creator of the Legendary Wild West Revolver

On this day in 1814, the famous weapons designer Samuel Colt was born. His influence in the small arms de ...

On this day in 1814, the famous weapons designer Samuel Colt was born. His influence in the small arms department was so great that today almost everyone has heard of the Colt brand. An outspoken capi ...

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1702: Battle of Klissow: Swedish Army Marches into Southern Poland

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1702: Battle of Klissow: Swedish Army Marches into Southern Poland

On this day the Swedish army, led by the young King Charles XII, managed to defeat an army of Poles and G ...

On this day the Swedish army, led by the young King Charles XII, managed to defeat an army of Poles and Germans twice its size in Poland. It was an example of the great military successes of the Swedi ...

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