Saddam Hussein became President of Iraq on this day in 1979. He was born in the village of Al-Awja on the ...
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1979: Saddam Hussein Became President of Iraq
1979: Saddam Hussein Became President of Iraq
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1940: The Tallest Man in History was a Freemason
1940: The Tallest Man in History was a Freemason
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1965: Space Probe Captured the First Close Up Images of Another Planet
1965: Space Probe Captured the First Close Up Images of Another Planet
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1902: The Collapse of St Mark’s Campanile in Venice
1902: The Collapse of St Mark’s Campanile in Venice
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1913: The Longest-lived United States President
1913: The Longest-lived United States President
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1970: General Leslie Groves – The Man who Built the Pentagon and the First American Nuclear Bomb
1970: General Leslie Groves – The Man who Built the Pentagon and the First American Nuclear Bomb
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1962: The British “Night of the Long Knives” – Prime Minister Harold Macmillan Dismisses Seven Members of his Cabinet
1962: The British “Night of the Long Knives” – Prime Minister Harold Macmillan Dismisses Seven Members of his Cabinet
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1930: The Inaugural World Cup
1930: The Inaugural World Cup