Tag: Contemporary History (20th century onwards)

1972: Who Were the Last People on the Moon?

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1972: Who Were the Last People on the Moon?

On this day Apollo 17 was launched, the last manned mission sent to the moon. It is almost unbelievable t ...

On this day Apollo 17 was launched, the last manned mission sent to the moon. It is almost unbelievable that since then, for more than 40 years, people have not set foot on the lunar surface. To someo ...

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1982: Would you Prefer Execution by Lethal Injection or the Electric Chair?

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1982: Would you Prefer Execution by Lethal Injection or the Electric Chair?

The first execution in the United States using the new method – lethal injection – was performed on this ...

The first execution in the United States using the new method – lethal injection – was performed on this day. It happened in Texas when Charles Brooks, convicted of murder that he committed together w ...

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1965: Pope and Orthodox Patriarch Lift Mutual Excommunications

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1965: Pope and Orthodox Patriarch Lift Mutual Excommunications

On this day, just one day before the end of the Second Vatican Council, the bilateral abolition of excomm ...

On this day, just one day before the end of the Second Vatican Council, the bilateral abolition of excommunication between the Pope and Patriarch of Constantinople was announced. Just to recall, these ...

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1941: American Truths and Lies about the Attack on Pearl Harbor

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1941: American Truths and Lies about the Attack on Pearl Harbor

In the early morning hours on this day in 1941, Japanese planes attacked the U.S. naval port on the Pacif ...

In the early morning hours on this day in 1941, Japanese planes attacked the U.S. naval port on the Pacific – Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This was supposedly done before Japan declared war on the United S ...

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1921: How did Ireland Attain Independence from Great Britain?

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1921: How did Ireland Attain Independence from Great Britain?

On this day in 1921, Irish and British politicians signed the Treaty on the independence of Ireland. This ...

On this day in 1921, Irish and British politicians signed the Treaty on the independence of Ireland. This Anglo-Irish Treaty concluded the Irish War of Independence and led to the establishment of the ...

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1989: Man Kills 14 Young Women in the Name of Fighting Feminism

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1989: Man Kills 14 Young Women in the Name of Fighting Feminism

On this day, a 25-year-old Canadian of Algerian origin shot 28 people before taking his own life. His bor ...

On this day, a 25-year-old Canadian of Algerian origin shot 28 people before taking his own life. His born name was Gamil Rodrigue Liass Gharbi, but he later changed it to Marc Lépine, giving his hatr ...

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1917: The Most Powerful Explosion Before the Nuclear Bomb

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1917: The Most Powerful Explosion Before the Nuclear Bomb

On this day one of the biggest explosions in history occured, when 2,300,000 kilograms of explosives were ...

On this day one of the biggest explosions in history occured, when 2,300,000 kilograms of explosives were detonate daboard a French ship, after a fire broke out aboard it. It was the time of World War ...

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1952: 12,000 People Died in London Because of the Smog

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1952: 12,000 People Died in London Because of the Smog

On this day the thickest smog in history blanketed London causing the death of, according to some estimat ...

On this day the thickest smog in history blanketed London causing the death of, according to some estimates, up to 12,000 people. An anticyclone settled over London, which led to a lack of wind, so a ...

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