Tag: Contemporary History (20th century onwards)

1954: The First Transistor Radio

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1954: The First Transistor Radio

On this day it was announced that the first radio based on transistor circles has become available. Previ ...

On this day it was announced that the first radio based on transistor circles has become available. Previous transistors were based on cathode ray tubes and were thus large and unwieldy. The first tra ...

October 18, 2018
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1982: Bess Truman – The Oldest First Lady of the USA

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1982: Bess Truman – The Oldest First Lady of the USA

The longest-living First Lady in the history of the USA died on this day in 1982. Her name was Bess Truma ...

The longest-living First Lady in the history of the USA died on this day in 1982. Her name was Bess Truman, and she was the wife of U.S. president Harry Truman. She lived to be 97, and died on this da ...

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1945: Marriage of Evita and Juan Peron in Argentina

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1945: Marriage of Evita and Juan Peron in Argentina

This day in 1945 marked the marriage of Juan and Evita (Eva) Peron. She was over 23 years younger than hi ...

This day in 1945 marked the marriage of Juan and Evita (Eva) Peron. She was over 23 years younger than him. The couple had met only one year ago in Buenos Aires, when he was a colonel in the army. Per ...

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1973: Beginning of the Arab Oil Embargo

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1973: Beginning of the Arab Oil Embargo

On this day, the OAPEC (Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries) initiated an oil embargo, as ...

On this day, the OAPEC (Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries) initiated an oil embargo, as a response to American assistance to Israel during the Arab-Israeli conflict. As a consequence ...

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1892: Theodor Eicke – Commander of the SS “Death’s Head” Division

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1892: Theodor Eicke – Commander of the SS “Death’s Head” Division

One of the greatest Nazi war criminals of all time – Theodor Eicke – was born on this day. In the ranks o ...

One of the greatest Nazi war criminals of all time – Theodor Eicke – was born on this day. In the ranks of the SS, he ascended to the high rank of SS-Gruppenführer, equivalent to a General in the regu ...

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1933: Albert Einstein Leaves Nazi Germany

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1933: Albert Einstein Leaves Nazi Germany

Hitler came to power in Germany in January 1933. At that time Einstein was working in the USA as a univer ...

Hitler came to power in Germany in January 1933. At that time Einstein was working in the USA as a university professor. In April, the Nazi government forbade Jews to lecture at universities. In May, ...

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1972: Yugoslav King Alexander Karađorđević was Outlived by his Older Brother

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1972: Yugoslav King Alexander Karađorđević was Outlived by his Older Brother

This day in 1972 marked the death of Serbian prince George Karađorđević, the older brother of the well-kn ...

This day in 1972 marked the death of Serbian prince George Karađorđević, the older brother of the well-known known Alexander I of Yugoslavia (best known for being assassinated in Marseilles – the firs ...

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1964: China Tested its First Atomic Bomb near Marco Polo’s Historical Route

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1964: China Tested its First Atomic Bomb near Marco Polo’s Historical Route

This day in 1964 marked the first nuclear explosion in the history of China. The bomb in question was a u ...

This day in 1964 marked the first nuclear explosion in the history of China. The bomb in question was a uranium-235 fission bomb, with a strength of roughly 22 kilotons. Therefore, even the first Chin ...

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