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1908: Napoleon Bonaparte’s Nephew Founded the FBI

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1908: Napoleon Bonaparte’s Nephew Founded the FBI

On this day the important American federal investigating agency FBI was established. Interestingly, it w ...

On this day the important American federal investigating agency FBI was established. Interestingly, it was founded by none other than one Prince of Napoleon’s Bonaparte dynasty. It was Charles Josep ...

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1945: Parts of the U.S. Nuclear Bomb Brought to Tinian Island

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1945: Parts of the U.S. Nuclear Bomb Brought to Tinian Island

On this day in 1945, parts of the U.S. nuclear bomb, which would be thrown on Hiroshima, were brought to ...

On this day in 1945, parts of the U.S. nuclear bomb, which would be thrown on Hiroshima, were brought to Tinian Island by the American cruiser USS Indianapolis. It was the first atomic bomb used for m ...

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1867: Otto of Greece – the Only Greek King who Was a Roman Catholic

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1867: Otto of Greece – the Only Greek King who Was a Roman Catholic

The former Greek King Otto died in the German city of Bamberg on this day in 1867. He was the first king ...

The former Greek King Otto died in the German city of Bamberg on this day in 1867. He was the first king of Greece in Modern Times. It is interesting to note that he became the King of Greece in 1832, ...

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1801: The Youngest Son of Empress Maria Theresa was an Archbishop and Beethoven’s Patron

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1801: The Youngest Son of Empress Maria Theresa was an Archbishop and Beethoven’s Patron

On this day Archduke Maximilian Francis, Archbishop and Elector Spiritual of Cologne, died. He was the yo ...

On this day Archduke Maximilian Francis, Archbishop and Elector Spiritual of Cologne, died. He was the youngest child of the famous Empress Maria Theresa, meaning that he was also the brother of Emper ...

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1879: Japanese Marshal who was in Hiroshima During the Nuclear Explosion

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1879: Japanese Marshal who was in Hiroshima During the Nuclear Explosion

On this day Japanese Field Marshal Shunroku Hata was born - one of only five of Imperial Japanese Army of ...

On this day Japanese Field Marshal Shunroku Hata was born - one of only five of Imperial Japanese Army officers with a marshal's rank during World War II. Indeed, two of them were imperial princes, an ...

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