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1939: The Pact of Steel Between Hitler’s Third Reich and Fascist Italy

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1939: The Pact of Steel Between Hitler’s Third Reich and Fascist Italy

The Germans called the pact "Der Stahlpakt", and the Italians "Patto d'Acciaio". The states were committe ...

The Germans called the pact "Der Stahlpakt", and the Italians "Patto d'Acciaio". The states were committed to help each other during war. Only three months and one week later, World War II began, when ...

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1981: Names of the Propaganda Due Masonic Lodge Members Revealed

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1981: Names of the Propaganda Due Masonic Lodge Members Revealed

On this day, the Italian government announced the names of the secret Masonic lodge Propaganada Due (P2) ...

On this day, the Italian government announced the names of the secret Masonic lodge Propaganada Due (P2) members. According to the Italian Constitution, secret associations are banned and the particip ...

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1926: The Last Ottoman Sultan’s Unusual Place of Death

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1926: The Last Ottoman Sultan’s Unusual Place of Death

On this day in 1926, the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire passed away. His name was Mehmed VI and he was ...

On this day in 1926, the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire passed away. His name was Mehmed VI and he was the 36th ruler from the Ottoman dynasty. He became sultan at the end of the World War I, at th ...

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1981: Assassination Attempt on Pope St. John Paul II

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1981: Assassination Attempt on Pope St. John Paul II

On this day, at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, an assassination attempt on Pope St. John Paul II took place, ...

On this day, at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, an assassination attempt on Pope St. John Paul II took place, precisely on the anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, who back in 1917 a ...

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1590: Cosimo II de’ Medici – the Patron of Galileo Galilei

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1590: Cosimo II de’ Medici – the Patron of Galileo Galilei

Cosimo II de' Medici, the Tuscan ruler who was a patron of the famous scientist Galileo, was born on this ...

Cosimo II de' Medici, the Tuscan ruler who was a patron of the famous scientist Galileo, was born on this day in 1590. He held the title of Grand Duke of Tuscany (Granduca di Toscana). Cosimo’s II cap ...

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1892: Zita of Bourbon-Parma – Last Ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

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1892: Zita of Bourbon-Parma – Last Ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

This day in 1892 marked the birth of Zita of Bourbon-Parma, who was the last Austro-Hungarian ruler i.e. ...

This day in 1892 marked the birth of Zita of Bourbon-Parma, who was the last Austro-Hungarian ruler i.e. the last Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. Her name was Zita and she was born into the p ...

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1309: Charles II of Naples: Father of a Saint, an Emperor, and Two Kings

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1309: Charles II of Naples: Father of a Saint, an Emperor, and Two Kings

On this day in 1309, King Charles II of Naples died. It is interesting to note that this medieval ruler h ...

On this day in 1309, King Charles II of Naples died. It is interesting to note that this medieval ruler had remarkably respectable offspring. In fact, he was the father of a saint, an emperor, and tw ...

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1936: Italians Conquer Addis Ababa – The Capital of the Ethiopian Empire

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1936: Italians Conquer Addis Ababa – The Capital of the Ethiopian Empire

On this day in 1936, the Italian Army entered the conquered capital of the Ethiopian Empire – Addis Ababa ...

On this day in 1936, the Italian Army entered the conquered capital of the Ethiopian Empire – Addis Ababa. This event finalized the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, one of only a few African countries ...

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