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1915: Nurse Edith Cavell Ruthlessly Executed

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|Date: October 12, 2018
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1915: Nurse Edith Cavell Ruthlessly Executed

Nurse Edith Cavell was shot on this day in 1915. Her martyr's death made her so famous that the name Edit ...

Nurse Edith Cavell was shot on this day in 1915. Her martyr's death made her so famous that the name Edith became popular in France (even the singer Edith Piaff was named after her). Edith Cavell was ...

October 12, 2018
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1940: Germany Occupies Brussels

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|Date: May 17, 2016
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1940: Germany Occupies Brussels

On this day the army of the Third Reich invaded the Belgian capital Brussels. The Belgian government fled ...

On this day the army of the Third Reich invaded the Belgian capital Brussels. The Belgian government fled to Ostend – a small town on the coast, away from the advancing Germans. Of course, the Wehrmac ...

May 17, 2016
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1949: How was NATO Created?

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|Date: April 04, 2016
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1949: How was NATO Created?

This day in 1949 marked the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty and the creation of NATO. The abbreviati ...

This day in 1949 marked the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty and the creation of NATO. The abbreviation stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The contract was signed in Washington, D. ...

April 04, 2016
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1512: Famous Cartographer Mercator – The Man who Introduced the Term “Atlas”

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1512: Famous Cartographer Mercator – The Man who Introduced the Term “Atlas”

He was actually born with the name Gerard de Kremer, and this name was later Latinized to Gerardus Mercat ...

He was actually born with the name Gerard de Kremer, and this name was later Latinized to Gerardus Mercator (the word “mercator” means “merchant” in Latin). The famed cartographer Gerardus Merc ...

March 05, 2016
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1893: Alexander Battenberg – a Bulgarian Ruler of German Descent – Dies in Graz

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|Date: October 23, 2015
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1893: Alexander Battenberg – a Bulgarian Ruler of German Descent – Dies in Graz

The first ruler of modern Bulgaria died on this day in 1893. His name was Alexander Battenberg, and he be ...

The first ruler of modern Bulgaria died on this day in 1893. His name was Alexander Battenberg, and he became a Bulgarian prince in 1879, following the recommendation of Russian Emperor Alexander II, ...

October 23, 2015
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1914: Germans Burn the Library of the Catholic University of Leuven

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|Date: August 25, 2015
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1914: Germans Burn the Library of the Catholic University of Leuven

On this day in 1914, the Germans committed one of the most terrifying culturecides of World War I. They b ...

On this day in 1914, the Germans committed one of the most terrifying culturecides of World War I. They burned the library of the Catholic University of Leuven, the most famous university in Belgium. ...

August 25, 2015
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1815: Waterloo – Napoleon’s Last Battle

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1815: Waterloo – Napoleon’s Last Battle

On this day one of the most famous battles in the entire world history took place. Napoleon Bonaparte was ...

On this day one of the most famous battles in the entire world history took place. Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated once and for all on the battlefield near the Belgian town of Waterloo (just a few kil ...

June 18, 2015
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1846: How did the Saxophone Get its Name?

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1846: How did the Saxophone Get its Name?

Few people know the fact that the saxophone was named after Adolphe Sax. He was a Belgian musician and in ...

Few people know the fact that the saxophone was named after Adolphe Sax. He was a Belgian musician and instrument designer and it was precisely on this day, back in 1846, that he patented his new inst ...

May 17, 2015
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