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1713: The Lucrative Benefits of the Black Slave Trade

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1713: The Lucrative Benefits of the Black Slave Trade

On this day the Spanish king awarded the British with the most lucrative and the most shameful privilege ...

On this day the Spanish king awarded the British with the most lucrative and the most shameful privilege in history. Namely, they were given the right to supply the Spanish colonies in America with bl ...

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1402: David Stewart – The First Duke of Rothesay

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1402: David Stewart – The First Duke of Rothesay

The title Duke of Rothesay was created in 1398 for David Stewart, son and heir of the Scottish king. The ...

The title Duke of Rothesay was created in 1398 for David Stewart, son and heir of the Scottish king. The current heir to the Scottish throne, Prince Charles, bears the same title. David Stewart, the f ...

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1130: The Norse King who Undertook a Crusade to the Holy Land

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1130: The Norse King who Undertook a Crusade to the Holy Land

The Norwegian King Sigurd I spent the time from 1107 until 1110 at a crusade during which his followers a ...

The Norwegian King Sigurd I spent the time from 1107 until 1110 at a crusade during which his followers allegedly didn’t lose a single battle. This day in 1130 marked the death of Norwegian king Sigur ...

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1827: Was Beethoven Poisoned by his own Physician?

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1827: Was Beethoven Poisoned by his own Physician?

The famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven died on this day in Vienna at the age of only 56. While he was d ...

The famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven died on this day in Vienna at the age of only 56. While he was dying, a thunderstorm reportedly raged over Vienna. The exact cause of Beethoven’s death still r ...

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1830: Book of Mormon Published

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1830: Book of Mormon Published

The most sacred Mormon text – The Book of Mormon – was published in the little town of Palmyra in the U.S ...

The most sacred Mormon text – The Book of Mormon – was published in the little town of Palmyra in the U.S. state of New York, on this day in 1830 by the founder of the religion, Joseph Smith. The Morm ...

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1881: The First King of the Romanians had no Romanian Blood and didn’t Speak Romanian

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1881: The First King of the Romanians had no Romanian Blood and didn’t Speak Romanian

Indeed, the first Romanian king Charles I was by faith a Roman Catholic, while most Romanians are Orthodo ...

Indeed, the first Romanian king Charles I was by faith a Roman Catholic, while most Romanians are Orthodox Christians. On this day former Romanian Domnitor (prince, ruler) Charles I proclaimed himself ...

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1939: Final Offensive in the Spanish Civil War

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1939: Final Offensive in the Spanish Civil War

On this day in 1939, Nationalist forces initiated their final offensive during the Spanish Civil War. Onl ...

On this day in 1939, Nationalist forces initiated their final offensive during the Spanish Civil War. Only a small part of Spain, the area between Madrid, Valencia and Almeria was still under the cont ...

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752: The Priest who was Elected Pope, but Died before his Enthronement

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752: The Priest who was Elected Pope, but Died before his Enthronement

The Roman priest Stephen died on this day in 752, only a few days after being elected pope. However, acco ...

The Roman priest Stephen died on this day in 752, only a few days after being elected pope. However, according to the Canon Law of that time, the pontificate begins only once the pope is anointed bish ...

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