Tag: Modern Age (the 19th century)

1889: The Eiffel Tower was Originally Supposed to be a Temporary Exhibit

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1889: The Eiffel Tower was Originally Supposed to be a Temporary Exhibit

The Eiffel Tower was formally inaugurated on this year. It was chosen to build the Tower in 1889 because ...

The Eiffel Tower was formally inaugurated on this year. It was chosen to build the Tower in 1889 because it was the centennial of the French Revolution. The tower is made from 18,038 pieces of iron jo ...

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1885: The Panjdeh Incident: Russian Empire and Britain Brought to Brink of War

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1885: The Panjdeh Incident: Russian Empire and Britain Brought to Brink of War

On this day in 1885 there was an incident in the area of contact of two great empires – the Russian Empir ...

On this day in 1885 there was an incident in the area of contact of two great empires – the Russian Empire and the British colonial empire. This so-called Panjdeh Incident occurred at a place where th ...

March 30, 2020
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1867: The Alaska Purchase was Arranged by an Austrian?

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1867: The Alaska Purchase was Arranged by an Austrian?

On this day in 1867, the sale of Russian America (the name for Alaska at that time) to the USA took place ...

On this day in 1867, the sale of Russian America (the name for Alaska at that time) to the USA took place. The so-called Alaska Purchase was actually initiated by the Russians, who wanted to get rid o ...

March 30, 2020
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1886: Coca-Cola Contained Cocaine in its Original Recipe

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1886: Coca-Cola Contained Cocaine in its Original Recipe

Coca-Cola was invented by John Pemberton, a pharmacist from the U.S. State of Georgia. In the American Ci ...

Coca-Cola was invented by John Pemberton, a pharmacist from the U.S. State of Georgia. In the American Civil War, he fought as a soldier on the side of the Confederacy. After he was wounded, he receiv ...

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1882: The Catholic Knights of Columbus Founded

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1882: The Catholic Knights of Columbus Founded

On this day in 1882, the Catholic organization called the Knights of Columbus was founded in the USA. Tod ...

On this day in 1882, the Catholic organization called the Knights of Columbus was founded in the USA. Today it is the largest Catholic fraternal organization in the world, with some 1.8 million member ...

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1827: Was Beethoven Poisoned by his own Physician?

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1827: Was Beethoven Poisoned by his own Physician?

The famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven died on this day in Vienna at the age of only 56. While he was d ...

The famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven died on this day in Vienna at the age of only 56. While he was dying, a thunderstorm reportedly raged over Vienna. The exact cause of Beethoven’s death still r ...

March 26, 2020
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1830: Book of Mormon Published

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1830: Book of Mormon Published

The most sacred Mormon text – The Book of Mormon – was published in the little town of Palmyra in the U.S ...

The most sacred Mormon text – The Book of Mormon – was published in the little town of Palmyra in the U.S. state of New York, on this day in 1830 by the founder of the religion, Joseph Smith. The Morm ...

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1829: Catholics Allowed to Sit in British Parliament

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1829: Catholics Allowed to Sit in British Parliament

On this day the British Parliament passed a law that granted Catholics substantially increased political ...

On this day the British Parliament passed a law that granted Catholics substantially increased political freedom in Britain. Namely, British Catholics were often persecuted in earlier times, and laws ...

March 24, 2020
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