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1886: The Highest-Ranking U.S. Officer Killed in World War II

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1886: The Highest-Ranking U.S. Officer Killed in World War II

On this day General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., who was the highest ranking U.S. officer killed in action ...

On this day General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., who was the highest ranking U.S. officer killed in action during World War II, was born. Specifically, General Buckner was a three-star general, the sam ...

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1918: Russian Imperial Romanov Family Killed by the Bolsheviks

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1918: Russian Imperial Romanov Family Killed by the Bolsheviks

On this day in 1918, the Bolsheviks killed the last Russian emperor Nicholas II, and his numerous family. ...

On this day in 1918, the Bolsheviks killed the last Russian emperor Nicholas II, and his numerous family. In 1917, Nicholas II abdicated on its own behalf, and on behalf of his son Alexei Nikolaevich, ...

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1979: Saddam Hussein Became President of Iraq

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1979: Saddam Hussein Became President of Iraq

Saddam Hussein became President of Iraq on this day in 1979. He was born in the village of Al-Awja on the ...

Saddam Hussein became President of Iraq on this day in 1979. He was born in the village of Al-Awja on the Tigris River (in 2003, he was arrested just a few kilometers from his native village). His mot ...

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1948: The First Hijacking of a Commercial Aircraft in History

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1948: The First Hijacking of a Commercial Aircraft in History

The first hijacking of a commercial aircraft in history was carried out on this day in 1948. It was the a ...

The first hijacking of a commercial aircraft in history was carried out on this day in 1948. It was the aircraft named Miss Macao, registered in Hong Kong. Miss Macao was actually a seaplane, with two ...

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2007: Secret Recording of Baghdad Airstrike

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2007: Secret Recording of Baghdad Airstrike

On this day the famous recording of a helicopter attack on Baghdad, filmed form the very helicopter, were ...

On this day the famous recording of a helicopter attack on Baghdad, filmed form the very helicopter, were made. This video footage was, of course, supposed to be secret, but it somehow leaked to the i ...

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1799: How was the Sikh Empire in India Established?

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1799: How was the Sikh Empire in India Established?

The Sikh Empire was symbolically established on this day when the famous ruler Ranjit Singh captured Laho ...

The Sikh Empire was symbolically established on this day when the famous ruler Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, his future capital. Note that Sikhs are still a significant force in the world. Indeed, the ...

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1174: Leprosy Sufferer Became the Crusader King of Jerusalem

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1174: Leprosy Sufferer Became the Crusader King of Jerusalem

On this day, in 1174, King Baldwin IV from the Anjou dynasty (the dynasty originated from the Counts of A ...

On this day, in 1174, King Baldwin IV from the Anjou dynasty (the dynasty originated from the Counts of Anjou, and it should not be confused with the younger Anjou who ruled Croatia and Hungary in the ...

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1938: Howard Hughes Toured the World in a 91-hour Flight

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1938: Howard Hughes Toured the World in a 91-hour Flight

On this day American multimillionaire Howard Hughes started a record-breaking flight around the world. In ...

On this day American multimillionaire Howard Hughes started a record-breaking flight around the world. In fact, he managed to make a trip around the world in just 91 hours, i.e. 3 days and 19 hours, b ...

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