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1814: The Text of the Anthem of the United States of America was Written by an Amateur Poet

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1814: The Text of the Anthem of the United States of America was Written by an Amateur Poet

On this day in 1814, the national anthem of the United States was written. It is the work of an amateur p ...

On this day in 1814, the national anthem of the United States was written. It is the work of an amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, who was inspired by the American defense of the Fort McHenry in Marylan ...

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1321: Death of the Famous Dante Alighieri

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1321: Death of the Famous Dante Alighieri

This day in 1321 marked the death of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri. He was born in the city of Florenc ...

This day in 1321 marked the death of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri. He was born in the city of Florence, the central point of Italian history and culture at the time. But Dante was exiled from Flor ...

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1828: The Famous Writer Leo Tolstoy Was a Russian Count and the Owner of 350 Serfs

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1828: The Famous Writer Leo Tolstoy Was a Russian Count and the Owner of 350 Serfs

On this day, Leo Tolstoy was born as a member of an aristocratic Russian family. He inherited the title o ...

On this day, Leo Tolstoy was born as a member of an aristocratic Russian family. He inherited the title of Count from his father. The Tolstoys were one of the most famous Russian noble families. They ...

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1908: Builder of what will One Day be the World’s Largest Monument

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1908: Builder of what will One Day be the World’s Largest Monument

The author of what will one day be the largest sculpture in the world was born on this day in 1908. His n ...

The author of what will one day be the largest sculpture in the world was born on this day in 1908. His name was Korczak Ziolkowski and he was of Polish-American origin. He designed a monumental sculp ...

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1803: The Author of Dangerous Liaisons and Inventor of the Explosive Shell

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1803: The Author of Dangerous Liaisons and Inventor of the Explosive Shell

The author of Dangerous Liaisons (French: Les Liaisons Dangereuses), one of the most famous novels of the ...

The author of Dangerous Liaisons (French: Les Liaisons Dangereuses), one of the most famous novels of the 18th century, died on this day at the age of 61. There are many film adaptations of this novel ...

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1817: Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy – the Cousin of Leo Nikolayevich

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1817: Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy – the Cousin of Leo Nikolayevich

Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, a Russian author and a count, was born on this day in 1817. He was a cou ...

Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, a Russian author and a count, was born on this day in 1817. He was a cousin of the famous Leo Tolstoy. They held the title of count, which was inheritable in aristocra ...

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1882: The First Central Power Plant in the USA

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1882: The First Central Power Plant in the USA

This event insinuated that cities would use electric street lights. The central power plant was located a ...

This event insinuated that cities would use electric street lights. The central power plant was located at Pearl Street, Manhattan (intersection of Pearl Street and Wall Street). Thomas Edison’s compa ...

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1875: Birth of Ferdinand Porsche in the Czech Republic

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1875: Birth of Ferdinand Porsche in the Czech Republic

Ferdinand Porsche, the famous automotive engineer, was born on this day in 1875. It is interesting to not ...

Ferdinand Porsche, the famous automotive engineer, was born on this day in 1875. It is interesting to note that he was born in Maffersdorf (Vratislavice and Nisou, the Czech Republic), located in nort ...

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