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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

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

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 ...

October 13, 2018
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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

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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1857: Germans Found a City in California (Anaheim)

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1857: Germans Found a City in California (Anaheim)

German colonists founded the city of Anaheim, California on this day in 1857. The city is now famous for ...

German colonists founded the city of Anaheim, California on this day in 1857. The city is now famous for being the home of Disneyland, one of the largest amusement parks in the world, visited by aroun ...

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1847: How was the Gigantic Siemens Company Founded?

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1847: How was the Gigantic Siemens Company Founded?

The widely-known German company Siemens was established on this day in 1847. Its founders were Werner von ...

The widely-known German company Siemens was established on this day in 1847. Its founders were Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske, and it was seated in Berlin, which was then the capital of th ...

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1804: Michael Hillegas – the German who Was the First Treasurer of the United States

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1804: Michael Hillegas – the German who Was the First Treasurer of the United States

On this day in 1804, Michael Hillegas died. He was the first Treasurer of the United States. Michael was ...

On this day in 1804, Michael Hillegas died. He was the first Treasurer of the United States. Michael was born the U.S. city of Philadelphia in 1729, when this area was a part of the British colonial e ...

September 29, 2018
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1850: Renewed Strength of the Catholic Church in England

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1850: Renewed Strength of the Catholic Church in England

On this day in 1850, the Catholic hierarchy in England was restored after a few-hundred-year period. In f ...

On this day in 1850, the Catholic hierarchy in England was restored after a few-hundred-year period. In fact, there had been no Catholic bishops since the death of the last bishop appointed by the Cat ...

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1868: Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich’s Shipwreck

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1868: Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich’s Shipwreck

This day in 1868 marked the shipwreck of the Russian warship “Alexander Nevsky” near the coast of Denmark ...

This day in 1868 marked the shipwreck of the Russian warship “Alexander Nevsky” near the coast of Denmark. Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich, the son of the former Russian Emperor Alexander II (member o ...

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