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  • 1701: Founder of the City of Detroit

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    1701: Founder of the City of Detroit

    1701: Founder of the City of Detroit

    On this day in 1701, the famous American city of Detroit was founded. Interestingly, the founder of Detro ...

    On this day in 1701, the famous American city of Detroit was founded. Interestingly, the founder of Detroit was the French explorer Antoine de Cadillac. The famous American car brand Cadillac, owned b ...

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  • 1773: The Largest Australian Cities – Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Named after the British Aristocrats

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    1773: The Largest Australian Cities – Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Named after the British Aristocrats

    1773: The Largest Australian Cities – Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Named after the British Aristocrats

    On this day, in 1773, Sir Thomas Brisbane, the British general who played a role in Australian history, w ...

    On this day, in 1773, Sir Thomas Brisbane, the British general who played a role in Australian history, was born.  Namely, Sir Thomas Brisbane was Governor of the British colony of New South Wales fro ...

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  • 1693: Two Brothers who Became British Prime Ministers

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    1693: Two Brothers who Became British Prime Ministers

    1693: Two Brothers who Became British Prime Ministers

    On this day British Prime Minister Thomas Pelham-Holles was born. He was the older of the two brothers wh ...

    On this day British Prime Minister Thomas Pelham-Holles was born. He was the older of the two brothers who became, one after the other, British Prime Ministers. Thomas later had the high title of Duke ...

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  • 1798: Napoleon’s Victory Near the Egyptian Pyramids

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    1798: Napoleon’s Victory Near the Egyptian Pyramids

    1798: Napoleon’s Victory Near the Egyptian Pyramids

    On this day in 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte achieved a military victory near the Egyptian pyramids not far fr ...

    On this day in 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte achieved a military victory near the Egyptian pyramids not far from Cairo. It was his Egyptian expedition, during which he tried to conquer Egypt, Palestine and ...

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  • 1702: Battle of Klissow: Swedish Army Marches into Southern Poland

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    1702: Battle of Klissow: Swedish Army Marches into Southern Poland

    1702: Battle of Klissow: Swedish Army Marches into Southern Poland

    On this day the Swedish army, led by the young King Charles XII, managed to defeat an army of Poles and G ...

    On this day the Swedish army, led by the young King Charles XII, managed to defeat an army of Poles and Germans twice its size in Poland. It was an example of the great military successes of the Swedi ...

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  • 1730: Marshal de Villeroy – A Childhood Friend of King Louis XIV

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    1730: Marshal de Villeroy – A Childhood Friend of King Louis XIV

    1730: Marshal de Villeroy – A Childhood Friend of King Louis XIV

    On this day in 1730, French Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy died. He was one of the most p ...

    On this day in 1730, French Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy died. He was one of the most prominent aristocrats throughout France in the time of Louis XIV (the Sun King). Indeed, duc de ...

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  • 1794: Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Executed by Guillotine

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    1794: Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Executed by Guillotine

    1794: Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Executed by Guillotine

    On this day, in 1794, Carmel Martyrs of Compiègne were executed by guillotine.  They were members of the ...

    On this day, in 1794, Carmel Martyrs of Compiègne were executed by guillotine.  They were members of the Barefoot Carmelites of Mount Carmel, founded by the famous Saint Teresa of Ávila (also called S ...

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  • 1544: What is the Connection Between the Protestants and the Colour Orange?

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    1544: What is the Connection Between the Protestants and the Colour Orange?

    1544: What is the Connection Between the Protestants and the Colour Orange?

    René of Chalon, the first Dutch statesman who held the title of Prince of the Principality of Orange (pre ...

    René of Chalon, the first Dutch statesman who held the title of Prince of the Principality of Orange (present-day France), died on this day in 1544. The Principality of Orange was named after the city ...

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