Tag: Contemporary History (20th century onwards)

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 ...

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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 ...

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1987: The First Garfield Comic Strip

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1987: The First Garfield Comic Strip

On this day the first comic about the cat Garfield was published simultaneously in 41 newspapers across t ...

On this day the first comic about the cat Garfield was published simultaneously in 41 newspapers across the United States. The creator and author of the comic strip is the celebrated Jim Davis who nam ...

June 19, 2019
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1901: Russian Imperial Daughter Anastasia – Mystery Solved

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1901: Russian Imperial Daughter Anastasia – Mystery Solved

On this day the famous Anastasia, a member of the Russian imperial family and the daughter of the last Ru ...

On this day the famous Anastasia, a member of the Russian imperial family and the daughter of the last Russian tsar, was born. She was the youngest of four daughters of Tsar Nicholas II and was murde ...

June 18, 2019
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1908: First Japanese Immigrants Arrive in Brazil

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1908: First Japanese Immigrants Arrive in Brazil

On this day in 1908, the first Japanese immigrants arrived in Brazil in greater numbers. It is interestin ...

On this day in 1908, the first Japanese immigrants arrived in Brazil in greater numbers. It is interesting that today Brazil has the largest population of Japanese descent than any other country outsi ...

June 18, 2019
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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, 2019
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1985: The First Royal Prince, Arab and Muslim, to Fly in Outer Space

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1985: The First Royal Prince, Arab and Muslim, to Fly in Outer Space

On this day in 1985, the first Arab and Muslim was sent into space. It was Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Sa ...

On this day in 1985, the first Arab and Muslim was sent into space. It was Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal dynasty. It is interesting that he was the first person of roya ...

June 17, 2019
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1967: China Detonates its First Thermonuclear Bomb

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1967: China Detonates its First Thermonuclear Bomb

On this day in 1967, China tested its first thermonuclear bomb, being the fourth country, after only the ...

On this day in 1967, China tested its first thermonuclear bomb, being the fourth country, after only the USA, the USSR, and the UK. As is well-known, a thermonuclear (hydrogen) bomb is much more power ...

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