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  • 1854: The Wedding of Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Sissi

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    1854: The Wedding of Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Sissi

    1854: The Wedding of Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Sissi

    On this day, Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph I and Bavarian princess Elisabeth, known by the nickname Sis ...

    On this day, Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph I and Bavarian princess Elisabeth, known by the nickname Sissi, were married in Vienna.  The two of them met the year before. It is interesting that Elizab ...

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  • 2011: The Unexpected Death of Sai Baba

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    2011: The Unexpected Death of Sai Baba

    2011: The Unexpected Death of Sai Baba

    Sathya Sai Baba died on this day in 2011, in Puttaparthi, the same place where he was born. He died at th ...

    Sathya Sai Baba died on this day in 2011, in Puttaparthi, the same place where he was born. He died at the age of 84, due to respiratory problems, at the hospital that he himself built for poor Indian ...

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  • 1903: Birh of José Antonio Primo de Rivera

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    1903: Birh of José Antonio Primo de Rivera

    1903: Birh of José Antonio Primo de Rivera

    On this day was born the right-wing Spanish politician Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera. He is the founder of ...

    On this day was born the right-wing Spanish politician Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera. He is the founder of the known Spanish Falange, a right-wing party with fascist characteristics. Interestingly, Fal ...

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  • 1967: First Human Victim during a Space Mission – Soviet Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov

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    1967: First Human Victim during a Space Mission – Soviet Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov

    1967: First Human Victim during a Space Mission – Soviet Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov

    The first human being died during a space mission on this day in 1967, at least according to the official ...

    The first human being died during a space mission on this day in 1967, at least according to the official records. The Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov died during the return of the spacecraft Soyuz ...

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  • 1913: The Woolworth Building Opened in New York

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    1913: The Woolworth Building Opened in New York

    1913: The Woolworth Building Opened in New York

    The tallest building in the world, the Woolworth Building, was opened in New York on this day in 1913. Th ...

    The tallest building in the world, the Woolworth Building, was opened in New York on this day in 1913. This building was the tallest skyscraper in the world from 1913 to 1930 (height of 241 meters). T ...

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  • 1918: First Tank Battle in World History

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    1918: First Tank Battle in World History

    1918: First Tank Battle in World History

    The Battle of Villers-Bretonneux in northern France took place during the last year of World War I. This ...

    The Battle of Villers-Bretonneux in northern France took place during the last year of World War I. This day in 1918 marks the anniversary of the first tank battle in world history. Even though the fi ...

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  • 1800: Library of Congress Founded in Washington

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    1800: Library of Congress Founded in Washington

    1800: Library of Congress Founded in Washington

    The Library of Congress claims it is the largest in the world with 160 million titles and 1350 km of shel ...

    The Library of Congress claims it is the largest in the world with 160 million titles and 1350 km of shelves. The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. was founded on this day in 1800. It is one of ...

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  • 1970: Red Threat: The Chinese Start Conquering Space

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    1970: Red Threat: The Chinese Start Conquering Space

    1970: Red Threat: The Chinese Start Conquering Space

    China’s first successful launch of an object into space was historically important because China then ent ...

    China’s first successful launch of an object into space was historically important because China then entered the so-called “Space Club”. On this day China launched its first satellite into space. It ...

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