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1948: The First UN Peacekeepers

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1948: The First UN Peacekeepers

They were called the UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization) and responsible for securing c ...

They were called the UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization) and responsible for securing ceasefires in the Middle East. The first UN peacekeeping troops were founded on this day in 1948 ...

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1900: Why was the Capital of Chad Named after a Frenchman?

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1900: Why was the Capital of Chad Named after a Frenchman?

Today, the capital of Chad is called N’Djamena, but from the time it was founded to 1973 it was called Fo ...

Today, the capital of Chad is called N’Djamena, but from the time it was founded to 1973 it was called Fort-Lamy. On this day in 1900, the capital of the African Republic of Chad was founded. Today, t ...

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1814: What Became of Napoleon’s Divorced Wife, Josephine?

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1814: What Became of Napoleon’s Divorced Wife, Josephine?

Divorce was difficult for Josephine, but she and Napoleon still tried to remain on good terms. She lived ...

Divorce was difficult for Josephine, but she and Napoleon still tried to remain on good terms. She lived at the Château de Malmaison near Paris, where she grew roses. On this day in 1814, the famous F ...

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1954: First Bilderberg Conference

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1954: First Bilderberg Conference

On this day, the first meeting of the well-known Bilderberg Group, which many conspiracy theorists still ...

On this day, the first meeting of the well-known Bilderberg Group, which many conspiracy theorists still believe secretly controls the world, was held. The group was named Bilderberg after the hotel w ...

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1953: The First Conquest of Mount Everest was made by a New Zealander

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1953: The First Conquest of Mount Everest was made by a New Zealander

This day is arguably the most important date in the history of human mountain climbing. Namely, on that d ...

This day is arguably the most important date in the history of human mountain climbing. Namely, on that day, the first people in history conquered Mount Everest, the highest peak of the world – Edmund ...

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1918: Battle of Sardarabad: The Complete Destruction of the Armenian Nation Prevented

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1918: Battle of Sardarabad: The Complete Destruction of the Armenian Nation Prevented

A lot of people know that the Turks committed a terrible genocide against the Armenians. It was one of t ...

A lot of people know that the Turks committed a terrible genocide against the Armenians. It was one of the bloodiest crimes in recent history, and people responsible for genocide were hiding the trut ...

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1917: The Birthplace of John F. Kennedy

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1917: The Birthplace of John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy was born as the second child of his parents (he had a two-years-older brother Joe, who wa ...

John F. Kennedy was born as the second child of his parents (he had a two-years-older brother Joe, who was killed during World War II). John F. Kennedy was born in a suburb of the U.S. city of Boston, ...

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1990: Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia

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1990: Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia

On this day in 1990, Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ru ...

On this day in 1990, Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). At that time the USSR still existed, and th ...

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