Tag: Contemporary History (20th century onwards)

1916: How were the Jehovah’s Witnesses Founded?

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1916: How were the Jehovah’s Witnesses Founded?

American Charles Taze Russell, founder of the movement which became the Jehovah's Witnesses, died on this ...

American Charles Taze Russell, founder of the movement which became the Jehovah's Witnesses, died on this day in 1916. Charles Taze Russell was born in the town of Allegheny near Pittsburgh (Allegheny ...

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1922: Benito Mussolini Becomes Italian Prime Minister – Legally

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1922: Benito Mussolini Becomes Italian Prime Minister – Legally

On this day in 1922, Benito Mussolini officially became the Italian prime minister. He achieved this afte ...

On this day in 1922, Benito Mussolini officially became the Italian prime minister. He achieved this after the famous “March on Rome” in late October 1922, which spurred King Victor Emmanuel III to ap ...

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1984: Indira Gandhi Killed

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1984: Indira Gandhi Killed

Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister and daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, was killed on this day by two of h ...

Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister and daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, was killed on this day by two of her Sikh bodyguards. This was done in reprisal for the Indian Army's strike against the Sikhs, w ...

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1961: What Happened to Stalin’s Body?

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1961: What Happened to Stalin’s Body?

On this day it was decided that Stalin's body was to be removed from Lenin's Mausoleum, where it was inte ...

On this day it was decided that Stalin's body was to be removed from Lenin's Mausoleum, where it was interred together with that of the first Soviet leader, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. This decision was pa ...

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1973: Bridge Connecting Europe with Asia Built in Istanbul

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1973: Bridge Connecting Europe with Asia Built in Istanbul

The well-known bridge over the Bosporus in Istanbul was completed on this day in 1973. It was the first p ...

The well-known bridge over the Bosporus in Istanbul was completed on this day in 1973. It was the first permanent bridge that connected Europe to Asia. The idea of such a bridge was conceived almost 2 ...

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1923: The Only British Prime Minister who was Born Outside the British Isles

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1923: The Only British Prime Minister who was Born Outside the British Isles

This day in 1923 marked the death of the only British Prime Minister who wasn't born in Britain. His name ...

This day in 1923 marked the death of the only British Prime Minister who wasn't born in Britain. His name was Andrew Bonar Law, and he was born on the territory of what is now Canada, in the town of K ...

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1998: Oldest Astronaut Launched into Space (77-year-old former Senator John Glenn)

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1998: Oldest Astronaut Launched into Space (77-year-old former Senator John Glenn)

The oldest astronaut in history was sent into space on this day in 1998. It was 77-year-old John Glenn, w ...

The oldest astronaut in history was sent into space on this day in 1998. It was 77-year-old John Glenn, who had previously already become a famous American astronaut. Namely, he had first gone into sp ...

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1923: How did Turkey Become a Republic?

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1923: How did Turkey Become a Republic?

This day is celebrated as Republic Day in Turkey, because on that day in 1923 Turkey was officially decla ...

This day is celebrated as Republic Day in Turkey, because on that day in 1923 Turkey was officially declared a republic. The first President of Turkey was the famous Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. His surname ...

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