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1431: 19-Year-Old St. Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake

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1431: 19-Year-Old St. Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake

On this day the English burned the 19-year-old St. Joan of Arc at the stake for alleged heresy. The motiv ...

On this day the English burned the 19-year-old St. Joan of Arc at the stake for alleged heresy. The motivation for the English to convict and eliminate her was her support to the French King Charles V ...

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1990: First Multiparty Parliament in Croatia

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1990: First Multiparty Parliament in Croatia

The parliament was still called the Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Croatia at the time. After th ...

The parliament was still called the Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Croatia at the time. After the first multiparty parliamentary elections were held in Croatia, the parliament assembled in Za ...

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1911: The First Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

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1911: The First Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

On this day in 1911, the first competition on the famous “Indianapolis 500″ race was held. Today, this ra ...

On this day in 1911, the first competition on the famous “Indianapolis 500″ race was held. Today, this race is one of the biggest annual events in the world of motor sport. Indeed, the Indianapolis Mo ...

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1975: European Space Agency (ESA) Founded

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1975: European Space Agency (ESA) Founded

The ESA’s spaceport is located in French Guiana in South America. The European Space Agency (ESA) was fou ...

The ESA’s spaceport is located in French Guiana in South America. The European Space Agency (ESA) was founded on this day in 1975 as an umbrella organization for all similar institutions in Europe. To ...

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1934: Russian General Alexey Leonov – First Man to Walk in Space

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1934: Russian General Alexey Leonov – First Man to Walk in Space

Before he became a cosmonaut, Leonov was a pilot in the Soviet Union’s air force. Alexey Leonov, an astro ...

Before he became a cosmonaut, Leonov was a pilot in the Soviet Union’s air force. Alexey Leonov, an astronaut (or cosmonaut, as they’re known in Russia) who conducted the first walk outside a spacecra ...

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1846: The famous Fabergé Eggs were originally Easter Eggs for the Russian Empress

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1846: The famous Fabergé Eggs were originally Easter Eggs for the Russian Empress

On this day the famous Peter Carl Fabergé, world known as the craftsman of expensive “Fabergé eggs”, was ...

On this day the famous Peter Carl Fabergé, world known as the craftsman of expensive “Fabergé eggs”, was born. These eggs, made of gemstones and precious metals, now exceed the price of $10 million ap ...

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1967: Biafra Declares its Independence from Nigeria

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1967: Biafra Declares its Independence from Nigeria

On this day in 1967, the Republic of Biafra proclaimed its independence from Nigeria. The international ...

On this day in 1967, the Republic of Biafra proclaimed its independence from Nigeria. The international recognition of Biafra wasn't achieved, and Nigerian forces eventually defeated it. Biafra was r ...

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1868: Last Public Execution in Vienna

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1868: Last Public Execution in Vienna

The last public execution in Vienna took place on this day in 1868. It is also likely the last such execu ...

The last public execution in Vienna took place on this day in 1868. It is also likely the last such execution in the lands under the Habsburg crown. The person who was executed was 23-year-old Georg R ...

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