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2001: American-British Invasion of Afghanistan Begins

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2001: American-British Invasion of Afghanistan Begins

The American-British invasion of Afghanistan commenced on this day in 2001. Its codename was Operation En ...

The American-British invasion of Afghanistan commenced on this day in 2001. Its codename was Operation Enduring Freedom, and it was part of the global “War on Terror”. U.S. president George W. Bush ev ...

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1956: The Man to whom we Owe Frozen Food

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1956: The Man to whom we Owe Frozen Food

The famed Clarence Birdseye, inventor of the technique which allows us to fast-freeze food, died on this ...

The famed Clarence Birdseye, inventor of the technique which allows us to fast-freeze food, died on this day. This technique allows us to produce quality frozen food, which doesn't lose much of its nu ...

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1919: KLM – The Oldest Airline Company still Active

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1919: KLM – The Oldest Airline Company still Active

The Dutch company KLM was founded on this day in 1919. It is today the oldest company still active under ...

The Dutch company KLM was founded on this day in 1919. It is today the oldest company still active under its original name. Not many people know that KLM is short for “Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschap ...

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1959: First Dark Side of the Moon Photos

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1959: First Dark Side of the Moon Photos

On this day mankind got its first chance to see the so-called “dark side of the Moon”. As it is well-know ...

On this day mankind got its first chance to see the so-called “dark side of the Moon”. As it is well-known, the Moon, due to synchronous rotation, is always facing towards the Earth with the same side ...

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1900: Birth of Heinrich Himmler

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1900: Birth of Heinrich Himmler

German Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler was born on this day in 1900, in Munich. He was one of the highest-ra ...

German Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler was born on this day in 1900, in Munich. He was one of the highest-ranking functionaries of the Third Reich. He was the head of the German police and Minister of In ...

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