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1946: The USSR Once Occupied Bornholm, Part of Denmark

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|Date: April 05, 2020
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1946: The USSR Once Occupied Bornholm, Part of Denmark

On this day the Soviet occupation troops finally left the Danish island of Bornholm. It is not widely kno ...

On this day the Soviet occupation troops finally left the Danish island of Bornholm. It is not widely known that the Soviets, for some time after World War II, kept that part of Denmark under occupati ...

April 05, 2020
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Danish King who is the Ancestor of Most Modern European Rulers – 1906

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|Date: January 29, 2020
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Danish King who is the Ancestor of Most Modern European Rulers – 1906

The four grandsons of King Christian IX were the kings of four different European states (Britain, Denmar ...

The four grandsons of King Christian IX were the kings of four different European states (Britain, Denmark, Greece, and Norway). His fifth grandson was the last reigning Russian emperor, Nicholas II. ...

January 29, 2020
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LEGO Bricks Patented – 1958

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|Date: January 28, 2020
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LEGO Bricks Patented – 1958

Hundreds of billions of LEGO Bricks have been produced to date (their total number is estimated at 560 bi ...

Hundreds of billions of LEGO Bricks have been produced to date (their total number is estimated at 560 billion). Plastic Lego Bricks were patented on this day in 1958. It is interesting that these 19 ...

January 28, 2020
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1868: Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich’s Shipwreck

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1868: Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich’s Shipwreck

This day in 1868 marked the shipwreck of the Russian warship “Alexander Nevsky” near the coast of Denmark ...

This day in 1868 marked the shipwreck of the Russian warship “Alexander Nevsky” near the coast of Denmark. Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich, the son of the former Russian Emperor Alexander II (member o ...

September 25, 2019
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1817: Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel – the “Grandmother of Europe”

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1817: Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel – the “Grandmother of Europe”

Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel, the "Grandmother of Europe", was born on this day in 1817. Her descendan ...

Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel, the "Grandmother of Europe", was born on this day in 1817. Her descendants became kings of different countries, so her “impact” is similar to the impact of the famous ...

September 07, 2019
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