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  • 1965: Singapore: The Only Country Forced to Become Independent

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    1965: Singapore: The Only Country Forced to Become Independent

    1965: Singapore: The Only Country Forced to Become Independent

    This day in 1965 marked what was probably the only case in history when a country became independent agai ...

    This day in 1965 marked what was probably the only case in history when a country became independent against  the will of its people. Namely, on that day the Malay parliament threw Singapore out of th ...

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  • 1902: Coronation of Edward VII in London

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    1902: Coronation of Edward VII in London

    1902: Coronation of Edward VII in London

    On this day in 1902, King Edward VII’s coronation ceremony was held in London. It was the first coronatio ...

    On this day in 1902, King Edward VII’s coronation ceremony was held in London. It was the first coronation in the UK in 64 years. The reason for this long pause was the unusually long reign of Queen V ...

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  • 378: Emperor Valens’s Four Fatal Mistakes – The Roman Defeat at Adrianople

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    378: Emperor Valens’s Four Fatal Mistakes – The Roman Defeat at Adrianople

    378: Emperor Valens’s Four Fatal Mistakes – The Roman Defeat at Adrianople

    On this day in 378, a Visigoth army under King Fritigern decisive defeated an Eastern Roman army under th ...

    On this day in 378, a Visigoth army under King Fritigern decisive defeated an Eastern Roman army under the personal leadership of Emperor Valens. Previously, in 376, the Visigoths, fleeing before the ...

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  • 1872: Archduke Joseph August: The Last Austro-Hungarian Field Marshal

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    1872: Archduke Joseph August: The Last Austro-Hungarian Field Marshal

    1872: Archduke Joseph August: The Last Austro-Hungarian Field Marshal

    Archduke Joseph August of Austria, a member of the Habsburg-Lothringen dynasty, was born on this day in 1 ...

    Archduke Joseph August of Austria, a member of the Habsburg-Lothringen dynasty, was born on this day in 1872. He belonged to a branch of that dynasty which held the highest positions in the Kingdom of ...

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  • 1946: Yugoslavia Captures U.S. Aircraft

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    1946: Yugoslavia Captures U.S. Aircraft

    1946: Yugoslavia Captures U.S. Aircraft

    On this day Yugoslav authorities forced an American C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft to land some 12 km f ...

    On this day Yugoslav authorities forced an American C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft to land some 12 km from Kranj in Slovenia. That plane had allegedly entered Yugoslav airspace due to a storm. It wa ...

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