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1990: First Multiparty Elections in Croatia

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1990: First Multiparty Elections in Croatia

Croatia was at that time part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The first multiparty parli ...

Croatia was at that time part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The first multiparty parliamentary elections in Croatia were held on this day in 1990. Croatia was at that time part of t ...

April 22, 2016
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1677: Imperial Field Marshal Prince Václav Eusebius František Lobkowicz – Duke of Sagan

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1677: Imperial Field Marshal Prince Václav Eusebius František Lobkowicz – Duke of Sagan

Lobkowicz was the president of the Court War Council, the highest military function in the Habsburg Monar ...

Lobkowicz was the president of the Court War Council, the highest military function in the Habsburg Monarchy. Prince Václav Eusebius František Lobkowicz, one of the wealthiest aristocrats in Czech his ...

April 22, 2016
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1635: Laura Martinozzi – Oldest of Cardinal Mazarin’s Nieces

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1635: Laura Martinozzi – Oldest of Cardinal Mazarin’s Nieces

The powerful Cardinal Mazarin, French Chief Minister, had seven nieces who were Italians by birth, but mo ...

The powerful Cardinal Mazarin, French Chief Minister, had seven nieces who were Italians by birth, but moved to France and became wealthy heiresses. Laura Martinozzi, the oldest of Cardinal Mazarin’s ...

April 22, 2016
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1944: First Use of a Helicopter in Military Operations

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1944: First Use of a Helicopter in Military Operations

On this day in 1944, for the first time in the history, a helicopter was involved in a military operation ...

On this day in 1944, for the first time in the history, a helicopter was involved in a military operation. This may indeed seem quite late, since the aircraft were used by the military back in 1911 (t ...

April 22, 2016
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1970: Is Earth Day Deliberately Celebrated on Lenin’s Birthday?

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1970: Is Earth Day Deliberately Celebrated on Lenin’s Birthday?

This day is celebrated as Earth Day. The tradition began on 22 April 1970 in the United States, at the in ...

This day is celebrated as Earth Day. The tradition began on 22 April 1970 in the United States, at the instigation of Senator Gaylord Nelson, environmental activist. In those years various anti-govern ...

April 22, 2016
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1915: First Mass use of Poison Gas in Warfare

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1915: First Mass use of Poison Gas in Warfare

On this day deadly poison gas was used en masse for the first time in the history of warfare. This happen ...

On this day deadly poison gas was used en masse for the first time in the history of warfare. This happened during the Battle at the town of Ypres in northern France, during World War I. At 17:00 p.m. ...

April 22, 2015
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1451: Isabella of Castile – Queen who Financed the First Voyage of Columbus across the Atlantic

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1451: Isabella of Castile – Queen who Financed the First Voyage of Columbus across the Atlantic

Queen Isabella of Castile, was born on this day in 1451. She financed the first voyage of Columbus across ...

Queen Isabella of Castile, was born on this day in 1451. She financed the first voyage of Columbus across the Atlantic. The wedding of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon united the crowns of ...

April 22, 2015
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1868: Marie Valerie – the Youngest Child of Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Sissi

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1868: Marie Valerie – the Youngest Child of Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Sissi

The Austrian Archduchess Marie Valerie was born on this day in 1868. She was the youngest daughter of Emp ...

The Austrian Archduchess Marie Valerie was born on this day in 1868. She was the youngest daughter of Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Sissi. Sissi gave birth to four children, but the first of them ...

April 22, 2015
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