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1781: 133 Enslaved Africans Murdered for Insurance Money

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1781: 133 Enslaved Africans Murdered for Insurance Money

On this day the owners of the British ship Zong threw overboard the slaves they were transporting from Af ...

On this day the owners of the British ship Zong threw overboard the slaves they were transporting from Africa to Jamaica. They did it to get the insurance money. Namely, on departure from Africa, the ...

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1780: Death of Empress Maria Theresa

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1780: Death of Empress Maria Theresa

Empress and Queen Maria Theresa died on this day, at the age of 64. She spent 40 years and 40 days on the ...

Empress and Queen Maria Theresa died on this day, at the age of 64. She spent 40 years and 40 days on the throne of Austria, Hungary, and the lands associated with these two crowns. It is interesting ...

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1582: William Shakespeare’s “Shotgun Wedding” to Anne Hathaway

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1582: William Shakespeare’s “Shotgun Wedding” to Anne Hathaway

On this day a document was written about the wedding of famous William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway. The ...

On this day a document was written about the wedding of famous William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway. The whole story was not at all idyllic and holds many mysteries. Firstly, Shakespeare was only 18 ...

November 28, 2019
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1701: Who was Celsius?

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1701: Who was Celsius?

The man whose name we unconsciously mention almost every day when we talk about the temperature in degree ...

The man whose name we unconsciously mention almost every day when we talk about the temperature in degrees Celsius, was born on this day in 1701, in the Swedish city of Uppsala. That city is of double ...

November 27, 2019
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1712: The “Father of the Deaf”

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1712: The “Father of the Deaf”

Charles-Michel de l’Epee, also called the “Father of the Deaf”, was born of this day. He earned his nickn ...

Charles-Michel de l’Epee, also called the “Father of the Deaf”, was born of this day. He earned his nickname thanks to his efforts in the area of communication with the hearing-impaired. He was born i ...

November 25, 2019
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1710: Johann Sebastian Bach had as many as 20 Sons and Daughters

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1710: Johann Sebastian Bach had as many as 20 Sons and Daughters

On this day the first son of the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach – Wilhelm Friedemann Bach – was bo ...

On this day the first son of the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach – Wilhelm Friedemann Bach – was born. It is a very interesting fact that Johann Sebastian had as many as twenty children during h ...

November 22, 2019
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1581: Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible Killed his own Son and Grandchild

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1581: Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible Killed his own Son and Grandchild

One of the bloodiest episodes in the history of Russian emperors ended on this day. Namely, Tsar Ivan the ...

One of the bloodiest episodes in the history of Russian emperors ended on this day. Namely, Tsar Ivan the Terrible, in a quarrel, killed his own son Ivan Ivanovich. The 27-year-old was his eldest son ...

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1776: German Troops Occupy a Fort in America

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1776: German Troops Occupy a Fort in America

On this day a little-known but very interesting event from the American War of Independence took place. N ...

On this day a little-known but very interesting event from the American War of Independence took place. Namely, the German mercenaries seized Fort Washington, which was located in the largest American ...

November 16, 2019
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