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1994: Death of the North Korean Dictator Kim Il-sung

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1994: Death of the North Korean Dictator Kim Il-sung

On this day the North Korean communist leader Kim Il-sung died. The cause of death was a heart attack. K ...

On this day the North Korean communist leader Kim Il-sung died. The cause of death was a heart attack. Kim Il-sung was already at an advanced age of 82 and for some time before his death he struggled ...

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1663: How was the Smallest State in the United States Established?

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1663: How was the Smallest State in the United States Established?

On this day the colony of Rhode Island (the smallest state in the USA) received its official charter gran ...

On this day the colony of Rhode Island (the smallest state in the USA) received its official charter granted by British King Charles II from the House of Stuart. Most people know that Rhode Island is ...

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1918: Ernest Hemingway Wounded by a Mine

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1918: Ernest Hemingway Wounded by a Mine

The famous writer Ernest Hemingway, as a young man, accepted the invitation for recruitment organized by ...

The famous writer Ernest Hemingway, as a young man, accepted the invitation for recruitment organized by the American Red Cross during World War I. He became an ambulance driver on the Italian front. ...

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1836: The Chamberlain Dynasty

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1836: The Chamberlain Dynasty

On this day British politician Joseph Chamberlain, who established a dynasty of the United Kingdom’s mini ...

On this day British politician Joseph Chamberlain, who established a dynasty of the United Kingdom’s ministers, was born. In fact, besides being a minister himself, both of his sons also became known ...

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1721: The Man after whom Yale University was Named

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1721: The Man after whom Yale University was Named

On this day, in 1721, Elihu Yale, a man after whom the famous Yale University was named, died. It is inte ...

On this day, in 1721, Elihu Yale, a man after whom the famous Yale University was named, died. It is interesting that he died in London, but not in North America where this university is located. Inde ...

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