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2006: Pluto Removed from the List of Planets

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2006: Pluto Removed from the List of Planets

On this day in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided to exclude Pluto from the list of ...

On this day in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided to exclude Pluto from the list of planets. Therefore, it became a so-called dwarf planet. That was a highly controversial decisi ...

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1814: Washington and the White House Burned to the Ground

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1814: Washington and the White House Burned to the Ground

One of the greatest catastrophes in the history of the USA took place on this day. Their capital at Washi ...

One of the greatest catastrophes in the history of the USA took place on this day. Their capital at Washington, including the White House and the Senate Building, was burned to the ground. These even ...

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1750: Letizia Ramolino: The Woman who Gave Birth to Seven Rulers

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1750: Letizia Ramolino: The Woman who Gave Birth to Seven Rulers

On this day in 1750, Letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte, was born in the small town of Ajacci ...

On this day in 1750, Letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte, was born in the small town of Ajaccio in Corsica. She was a member of the Ramolino family, who were low-ranking nobility. Letizia ...

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1991: Ukraine Gains its Independence from the Soviet Union

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1991: Ukraine Gains its Independence from the Soviet Union

On this day in 1991, Ukraine proclaimed its independence from the USSR. It was part of the process of dis ...

On this day in 1991, Ukraine proclaimed its independence from the USSR. It was part of the process of disintegration of the Soviet Union, which occurred despite some hard-line leaders of the Communist ...

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1875: Matthew Webb: First Recorded Person to Swim the English Channel

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1875: Matthew Webb: First Recorded Person to Swim the English Channel

On this day in 1875, Matthew Webb (born at Dawley in Shropshire, England) began his “expedition”, and bec ...

On this day in 1875, Matthew Webb (born at Dawley in Shropshire, England) began his “expedition”, and became known as the first person to swim the English Channel. It took him less than 22 hours (21 h ...

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