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2000: Supersonic Concorde Crash Kills a Hundred Passengers

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2000: Supersonic Concorde Crash Kills a Hundred Passengers

On this day, one of the worst aviation accidents in history happened and it largely determined the fate o ...

On this day, one of the worst aviation accidents in history happened and it largely determined the fate of supersonic flights in the upcoming decades. Specifically, a supersonic Concorde aircraft cras ...

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1985: Rock Hudson Announces he has AIDS

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1985: Rock Hudson Announces he has AIDS

On this day the famous American actor Rock Hudson announced to the press that he had been diagnosed with ...

On this day the famous American actor Rock Hudson announced to the press that he had been diagnosed with AIDS. This caused a great sensation, because AIDS was at that time (1985) a not well-known dise ...

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1943: Italian King Deposes Benito Mussolini

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1943: Italian King Deposes Benito Mussolini

This day in 1943 marked one of the most famous events in Italian history. On this day, the Italian King d ...

This day in 1943 marked one of the most famous events in Italian history. On this day, the Italian King deposed Benito Mussolini, who had been the fascist Duce and the head of the Italian government a ...

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1959: First Practical Hovercraft to Cross the English Channel

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1959: First Practical Hovercraft to Cross the English Channel

On this day in 1959, the first practical hovercraft model SR.N1 (short for Saunders-Roe Nautical 1) cross ...

On this day in 1959, the first practical hovercraft model SR.N1 (short for Saunders-Roe Nautical 1) crossed the English Channel. It was designed by Christopher Cockerell, and manufactured by the Briti ...

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1848: Wealthy British Prime Minister Balfour – Author of the Declaration which Promised Palestine to the Zionists

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1848: Wealthy British Prime Minister Balfour – Author of the Declaration which Promised Palestine to the Zionists

On this day in 1848, Arthur Balfour, a politician who became British Prime Minister in the early 20th cen ...

On this day in 1848, Arthur Balfour, a politician who became British Prime Minister in the early 20th century, was born. Balfour came from a wealthy Scottish family. At the age of 21, he inherited a l ...

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