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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, 2020
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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, 2020
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1940: Germany Occupies Brussels

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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, 2020
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1204: Count Baldwin of Flanders Crowned Emperor of Byzantium in Constantinople

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1204: Count Baldwin of Flanders Crowned Emperor of Byzantium in Constantinople

Count Baldwin of Flanders became the first Latin Emperor of Byzantium. This happened after the crusading ...

Count Baldwin of Flanders became the first Latin Emperor of Byzantium. This happened after the crusading warriors (the Fourth Crusade) had conquered Constantinople, and a large part of the Byzantine E ...

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1929: Baronial and Royal Ancestry of Audrey Hepburn

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1929: Baronial and Royal Ancestry of Audrey Hepburn

On this day one of the most famous stars in film history - Audrey Hepburn - was born. Her origin is very ...

On this day one of the most famous stars in film history - Audrey Hepburn - was born. Her origin is very interesting. She was born in the Belgian city of Brussels, her mother being the Dutch baroness ...

May 04, 2020
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1949: How was NATO Created?

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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, 2020
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1482: Mary of Burgundy, One of the Richest Young Heiresses in Europe, Dies in Riding Accident

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1482: Mary of Burgundy, One of the Richest Young Heiresses in Europe, Dies in Riding Accident

One of the richest heiresses in European history died on this day at the age of only 25. Her name was Mar ...

One of the richest heiresses in European history died on this day at the age of only 25. Her name was Mary of Burgundy, and she died after a fall from her horse. Namely, her horse tripped during a hun ...

March 27, 2020
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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 ...

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