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1452: The Last Imperial Coronation in Rome

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1452: The Last Imperial Coronation in Rome

The papal coronation of Frederick III was the last such event in the city’s history. The last imperial co ...

The papal coronation of Frederick III was the last such event in the city’s history. The last imperial coronation in the history of Rome was held on this date in 1452. Pope Nicholas V crowned Frederic ...

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1406: Death of Famous Arab Historian Ibn Haldun

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1406: Death of Famous Arab Historian Ibn Haldun

Ibn Haldun’s family moved to Tunisia from Andalusia, Spain. He developed a sort of proto-sociology. Ibn ...

Ibn Haldun’s family moved to Tunisia from Andalusia, Spain. He developed a sort of proto-sociology. Ibn Haldun, one of the most influential Arabian thinkers died on this day in 1406, aged 73. He was ...

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1849: Admiral von Tirpitz – The Father of German Naval Power

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1849: Admiral von Tirpitz – The Father of German Naval Power

Von Tirpitz was responsible for the transformation of the German Navy into the world-class maritime force ...

Von Tirpitz was responsible for the transformation of the German Navy into the world-class maritime force. The Nazis later named the largest battleship ever built in Germany after Tirpitz. On this day ...

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1945: Hitler Orders the Destruction of German Factories and Roads

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1945: Hitler Orders the Destruction of German Factories and Roads

On this day in 1945, when Allied troops penetrated into German territory, Adolf Hitler ordered the destru ...

On this day in 1945, when Allied troops penetrated into German territory, Adolf Hitler ordered the destruction of German roads and industrial plants to resist the attackers with a “scorched earth” str ...

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1739: Charles-François Lebrun – Napoleon’s Arch-Treasurer

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1739: Charles-François Lebrun – Napoleon’s Arch-Treasurer

Charles-François Lebrun, one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most important associates, was born on this day in 1 ...

Charles-François Lebrun, one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most important associates, was born on this day in 1739. Lebrun was as many as 30 years older than Napoleon, belonging to the oldest generation of ...

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1958: The First Session of the European Parliament

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1958: The First Session of the European Parliament

The European Parliament began its first session on this day in 1958, in Strasbourg. It then functioned as ...

The European Parliament began its first session on this day in 1958, in Strasbourg. It then functioned as a supreme parliamentary assembly body for the three European communities: the European Economi ...

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1944: Nazis Secretly Occupied Hungary

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1944: Nazis Secretly Occupied Hungary

On this day the German Army secretly took positions in Hungary. Namely, Hungary was, since before World W ...

On this day the German Army secretly took positions in Hungary. Namely, Hungary was, since before World War II, a signatory of the so-called Tripartite Pact, and an ally of the Third Reich. Way back i ...

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1816: Filippo Mazzei: An Italian who Helped the Americans Achieve their Independence

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1816: Filippo Mazzei: An Italian who Helped the Americans Achieve their Independence

Filippo Mazzei, an interesting Italian who greatly helped the United States during their struggle for ind ...

Filippo Mazzei, an interesting Italian who greatly helped the United States during their struggle for independence, died on this day. He was a contemporary of Giacomo Casanova (who was also his countr ...

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