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  • 1926: The Frenchman who Built Steam-Powered Aircraft

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    1926: The Frenchman who Built Steam-Powered Aircraft

    1926: The Frenchman who Built Steam-Powered Aircraft

    Clément Ader's aircrafts were called "avions", a word he allegedly personally coined from the Latin word ...

    Clément Ader's aircrafts were called "avions", a word he allegedly personally coined from the Latin word for bird: avis. His “Avion III” had a wingspan of as many as 16 meters, and resembled a giant b ...

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  • 1684: The Holy League of Blessed Pope Innocent XI

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    1684: The Holy League of Blessed Pope Innocent XI

    1684: The Holy League of Blessed Pope Innocent XI

    One of the key people for the founding of the League was the Italian Capuchin Blessed Marco d'Aviano. He ...

    One of the key people for the founding of the League was the Italian Capuchin Blessed Marco d'Aviano. He was born in the vicinity of the town of Aviano, near which a well-known U.S. airbase is located ...

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  • 1512: Famous Cartographer Mercator – The Man who Introduced the Term “Atlas”

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    1512: Famous Cartographer Mercator – The Man who Introduced the Term “Atlas”

    1512: Famous Cartographer Mercator – The Man who Introduced the Term “Atlas”

    He was actually born with the name Gerard de Kremer, and this name was later Latinized to Gerardus Mercat ...

    He was actually born with the name Gerard de Kremer, and this name was later Latinized to Gerardus Mercator (the word “mercator” means “merchant” in Latin).   The famed cartographer Gerardus Merc ...

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  • 1960: How was the Most Famous Che Guevara Photo Created?

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    1960: How was the Most Famous Che Guevara Photo Created?

    1960: How was the Most Famous Che Guevara Photo Created?

    One of the most famous photographs in history was taken on this day in 1960. That photo of Che Guevara ha ...

    One of the most famous photographs in history was taken on this day in 1960. That photo of Che Guevara has to this day been copied countless times, and is found on an untold number of posters, monumen ...

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  • 1933: How did Hitler Win the Elections in Germany?

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    1933: How did Hitler Win the Elections in Germany?

    1933: How did Hitler Win the Elections in Germany?

    The last parliamentary elections before the end of World War II were held in Germany on this day. The goa ...

    The last parliamentary elections before the end of World War II were held in Germany on this day. The goal of Hitler's Nazi Party (NSDAP) was to achieve a majority, in order to consolidate their newly ...

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