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1938: Douglas Hyde: The First Irish President

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1938: Douglas Hyde: The First Irish President

On this day in 1938, Ireland got its first president in history. His name was Douglas Hyde and he was a r ...

On this day in 1938, Ireland got its first president in history. His name was Douglas Hyde and he was a respected scholar of the Irish language (Gaelic). This old language had diminished as a spoken t ...

June 25, 2020
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1767: French scholar who collected German ghost stories

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1767: French scholar who collected German ghost stories

On this day, in 1767, the French geographer and translator Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès was born. Accordin ...

On this day, in 1767, the French geographer and translator Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès was born. According to his year of birth, he was almost the same age as Napoleon Bonaparte, François-René de Chat ...

June 24, 2020
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1922: Niels and Aage Bohr – Father and Son with a Nobel Prize

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1922: Niels and Aage Bohr – Father and Son with a Nobel Prize

On this day in 1922, Aage Bohr, Nobel Prize winner and son of another famous Nobel laureate Niels Bohr, w ...

On this day in 1922, Aage Bohr, Nobel Prize winner and son of another famous Nobel laureate Niels Bohr, was born. They both received the Nobel Prize in the same scientific field – Physics. It is inter ...

June 19, 2020
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1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Executed at Sing Sing for Atomic Espionage

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1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Executed at Sing Sing for Atomic Espionage

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were a married couple convicted of atomic espionage during the Cold War. It w ...

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were a married couple convicted of atomic espionage during the Cold War. It was a time when communists were persecuted in the United States, when almost everyone who was in ...

June 19, 2020
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1983: First American Woman in Space

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1983: First American Woman in Space

On this day in 1983, the first American woman was launched into space. Her name was Sally Ride and she wa ...

On this day in 1983, the first American woman was launched into space. Her name was Sally Ride and she was than 32 years old. It is interesting that she remained the youngest American person ever laun ...

June 18, 2020
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2003: Gregory Peck – Film Star and Philanthropist

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2003: Gregory Peck – Film Star and Philanthropist

On this day, the famous actor Gregory Peck died at the age of 87. Peck was of Irish, Scottish, and Englis ...

On this day, the famous actor Gregory Peck died at the age of 87. Peck was of Irish, Scottish, and English descent, and was raised as a Roman Catholic. Indeed, Gregory Peck remained a practicing Catho ...

June 12, 2020
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1926: Antoni Gaudí: The Brilliant Architect who Designed the Future Tallest Church Building in the World

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1926: Antoni Gaudí: The Brilliant Architect who Designed the Future Tallest Church Building in the World

On this day, one of the most interesting architects throughout history, Antoni Gaudí, died. All who visit ...

On this day, one of the most interesting architects throughout history, Antoni Gaudí, died. All who visited Barcelona certainly know that his works stand out from the traditional architectural norms, ...

June 10, 2020
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1798: Casanova Dies a Christian in a Castle in Bohemia

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1798: Casanova Dies a Christian in a Castle in Bohemia

One of the most famous seducers in history died on this day at the advanced age of 73 years. He died in B ...

One of the most famous seducers in history died on this day at the advanced age of 73 years. He died in Bohemia, in the Duchcov Chateau, where he spent the last 13 years of his life. The castle was ow ...

June 04, 2020
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