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1970: The Greatest Natural Disaster of the 20th Century

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1970: The Greatest Natural Disaster of the 20th Century

On this day Asia was hit by the strongest hurricane in contemporary history. In a short time it killed ab ...

On this day Asia was hit by the strongest hurricane in contemporary history. In a short time it killed about 500,000 people. The hurricane swept through the densely populated areas of Bengal and prese ...

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764: Tibetans Occupy the Capital of China

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764: Tibetans Occupy the Capital of China

A really unusual event occurred on this day back in 764. Namely, Tibetan military forces occupied the hug ...

A really unusual event occurred on this day back in 764. Namely, Tibetan military forces occupied the huge capital of China – Chang’an – once the largest city in the entire world. From the 7th to the ...

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1917: October Revolution Begins

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1917: October Revolution Begins

This day in 1917 marked the beginning of the October Revolution in Russia. It is called the October Revol ...

This day in 1917 marked the beginning of the October Revolution in Russia. It is called the October Revolution because, according to the Julian calendar which was then in use in Russia, today’s date c ...

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2007: Chinese Put the First Satellite into Lunar Orbit (Chang’e 1)

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2007: Chinese Put the First Satellite into Lunar Orbit (Chang’e 1)

On this day the People's Republic of China succeeded in placing its first satellite into orbit around the ...

On this day the People's Republic of China succeeded in placing its first satellite into orbit around the Moon. It was named Chang’e 1, after the Chinese Moon goddess. The satellite was launched from ...

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1963: Vietnamese Catholic President Assassinated

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1963: Vietnamese Catholic President Assassinated

Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem was killed on this day in 1963. He became the president of South Vietn ...

Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem was killed on this day in 1963. He became the president of South Vietnam back in 1955. He and his family were of Roman Catholic faith; in fact, his older brother was ...

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1984: Indira Gandhi Killed

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1984: Indira Gandhi Killed

Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister and daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, was killed on this day by two of h ...

Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister and daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, was killed on this day by two of her Sikh bodyguards. This was done in reprisal for the Indian Army's strike against the Sikhs, w ...

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1961: What Happened to Stalin’s Body?

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1961: What Happened to Stalin’s Body?

On this day it was decided that Stalin's body was to be removed from Lenin's Mausoleum, where it was inte ...

On this day it was decided that Stalin's body was to be removed from Lenin's Mausoleum, where it was interred together with that of the first Soviet leader, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. This decision was pa ...

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758: Arabs Attack a Chinese City (Gunagzhou)

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758: Arabs Attack a Chinese City (Gunagzhou)

The incredible momentum of the Arab expansion was amply demonstrated on this day in 758. The Arabs attack ...

The incredible momentum of the Arab expansion was amply demonstrated on this day in 758. The Arabs attacked the far-off Chinese city of Guangzhou, also known as Canton. They achieved this with the hel ...

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