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1954: The World’s First Nuclear-Powered Submarine was Named the same as Captain Nemo’s

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1954: The World’s First Nuclear-Powered Submarine was Named the same as Captain Nemo’s

Nuclear propulsion was of revolutionary significance for submarines because it enabled them to remain sub ...

Nuclear propulsion was of revolutionary significance for submarines because it enabled them to remain submerged far longer than before. Namely, the classic diesel or steam engine requires oxygen for c ...

January 21, 2016
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1774: Ottoman Sultan whose Mother and Wife were probably Catholic

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1774: Ottoman Sultan whose Mother and Wife were probably Catholic

Mustafa III was well educated and cultured. He even wrote poetry, and was engaged in astronomy. On this d ...

Mustafa III was well educated and cultured. He even wrote poetry, and was engaged in astronomy. On this day the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mustafa III died. He was the 23rd monarch on the throne of ...

January 21, 2016
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1968: A Nuclear Bomb is Still Lying on the Ocean Floor

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1968: A Nuclear Bomb is Still Lying on the Ocean Floor

A B-52 bomber carried four hydrogen 1.1 megaton bombs aboard (each about 80 times more powerful than the ...

A B-52 bomber carried four hydrogen 1.1 megaton bombs aboard (each about 80 times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima). One of the worst nuclear accidents in history happened on this day w ...

January 21, 2016
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Some Wanted to Freeze Lenin’s Body for Resuscitation – 1924

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Some Wanted to Freeze Lenin’s Body for Resuscitation – 1924

Supposedly, even the necessary equipment for the cryonic freezing of Lenin’s body was acquired. Vladimir ...

Supposedly, even the necessary equipment for the cryonic freezing of Lenin’s body was acquired. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, known under the nickname Lenin, died on this day in 1924 at 18:50 at Moscow tim ...

January 21, 2016
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King Louis XVI of France Executed by Guillotine – 1793

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King Louis XVI of France Executed by Guillotine – 1793

King Louis XVI’s last day went as follows: he woke up at 5:00 o’clock in the morning, got dressed and the ...

King Louis XVI’s last day went as follows: he woke up at 5:00 o’clock in the morning, got dressed and then confessed with Father Henry, an Irish Catholic priest. After that, the priest held a Mass, th ...

January 21, 2016
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