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  • 1879: Edison Tested the First Light Bulb

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    1879: Edison Tested the First Light Bulb

    1879: Edison Tested the First Light Bulb

    Thomas Alva Edison tested the first carbon-filament light bulb on this day. It is assumed that the test w ...

    Thomas Alva Edison tested the first carbon-filament light bulb on this day. It is assumed that the test was successfully concluded because the light bulb managed to provide light for a full 40 hours. ...

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  • 1872: Largest Gold Nugget in History

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    1872: Largest Gold Nugget in History

    1872: Largest Gold Nugget in History

    The so-called Holtermann Nugget was found on this day in 1872. It contained 99.8 kilograms of gold. It wa ...

    The so-called Holtermann Nugget was found on this day in 1872. It contained 99.8 kilograms of gold. It was discovered in Australia, in the “Beyers & Holtermann Star of Hope” mine, located in the t ...

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  • 1804: Who was the Real King from “Anna and the King”?

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    1804: Who was the Real King from “Anna and the King”?

    1804: Who was the Real King from “Anna and the King”?

    The most famous King of Thailand in history – Mongkut (Rama IV) was born on this day. The king became pop ...

    The most famous King of Thailand in history – Mongkut (Rama IV) was born on this day. The king became popular through the novel, film, and theater performance “Anna and the King”. Interestingly, the l ...

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  • 1814: London Beer Flood

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    1814: London Beer Flood

    1814: London Beer Flood

    A most unusual accident occurred at a brewery in the London district of St. Giles (between Soho and Bloom ...

    A most unusual accident occurred at a brewery in the London district of St. Giles (between Soho and Bloomsbury, near the current location of the British Museum) on this day in 1814. Namely, a large be ...

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  • 1813: Leipzig: The Greatest Battle in Europe before the 20th Century

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    1813: Leipzig: The Greatest Battle in Europe before the 20th Century

    1813: Leipzig: The Greatest Battle in Europe before the 20th Century

    This day in 1813 marked the beginning of the Battle of Leipzig, in which the troops of Napoleon Bonaparte ...

    This day in 1813 marked the beginning of the Battle of Leipzig, in which the troops of Napoleon Bonaparte fought against a coalition of European powers. The battle is also known as the “Battle of Nati ...

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  • 1872: Edith Wilson: The Woman who Secretly Ruled the USA

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    1872: Edith Wilson: The Woman who Secretly Ruled the USA

    1872: Edith Wilson: The Woman who Secretly Ruled the USA

    The American First Lady who surely held the greatest power during her husband's presidential mandate was ...

    The American First Lady who surely held the greatest power during her husband's presidential mandate was born on this day in 1872. Edith Wilson was the wife of the famous president Woodrow Wilson (the ...

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  • 1825: The First King of Bavaria also Ruled Parts of Italy, Austria, and Switzerland

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    1825: The First King of Bavaria also Ruled Parts of Italy, Austria, and Switzerland

    1825: The First King of Bavaria also Ruled Parts of Italy, Austria, and Switzerland

    The first King of Bavaria, Maximilian I Joseph from the Wittelsbach dynasty, died on this day in 1825. Ba ...

    The first King of Bavaria, Maximilian I Joseph from the Wittelsbach dynasty, died on this day in 1825. Bavaria became a kingdom only in 1806, at the time of Maximilian's rule. At the time he came to p ...

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  • 1899: The Boer War – Tiny Statelets Fight a Mighty Empire

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    1899: The Boer War – Tiny Statelets Fight a Mighty Empire

    1899: The Boer War – Tiny Statelets Fight a Mighty Empire

    This date in 1899 marked the beginning of the Second Boer War in South Africa, in which the locals (the B ...

    This date in 1899 marked the beginning of the Second Boer War in South Africa, in which the locals (the Boers, mostly of Dutch descent) led a war against the British colonial empire. It was a battle a ...

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