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1918: The First and Only Finnish King was German and Never Set Foot in Finland

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1918: The First and Only Finnish King was German and Never Set Foot in Finland

It is not widely known today that, at one time, Finland had a king. It happened in 1918, just at the end ...

It is not widely known today that, at one time, Finland had a king. It happened in 1918, just at the end of the First World War; Finland seceded from the Russian Empire after the outbreak of the Octob ...

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1714: The First Great Victory of the Russian Navy

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1714: The First Great Victory of the Russian Navy

On this day in 1714, the Imperial Russian Navy achieved its first major victory at the Battle of Gangut, ...

On this day in 1714, the Imperial Russian Navy achieved its first major victory at the Battle of Gangut, during the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden. The battle took place in what is now s ...

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