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  • 1852: The First Emperor of Korea – the “Warrior of Light”

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    1852: The First Emperor of Korea – the “Warrior of Light”

    1852: The First Emperor of Korea – the “Warrior of Light”

    The first emperor of Korea, the Emperor Gwangmu (which means "Warrior of Light" in Korean), was born on t ...

    The first emperor of Korea, the Emperor Gwangmu (which means "Warrior of Light" in Korean), was born on this day in 1852. Korea was a kingdom at the time, and its king was subjected to Emperor of Chin ...

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  • 1817: Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel – the “Grandmother of Europe”

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    1817: Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel – the “Grandmother of Europe”

    1817: Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel – the “Grandmother of Europe”

    Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel, the "Grandmother of Europe", was born on this day in 1817. Her descendan ...

    Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel, the "Grandmother of Europe", was born on this day in 1817. Her descendants became kings of different countries, so her “impact” is similar to the impact of the famous ...

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  • 1888: Father of President Kennedy – Owner of World’s Largest Building

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    1888: Father of President Kennedy – Owner of World’s Largest Building

    1888: Father of President Kennedy – Owner of World’s Largest Building

    Influential U.S. politician and businessman Joseph (Joe) Kennedy was born on this day in 1888. He was a m ...

    Influential U.S. politician and businessman Joseph (Joe) Kennedy was born on this day in 1888. He was a member of the Catholic Kennedy family, which had emigrated to America two generations earlier (d ...

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  • 1803: The Author of Dangerous Liaisons and Inventor of the Explosive Shell

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    1803: The Author of Dangerous Liaisons and Inventor of the Explosive Shell

    1803: The Author of Dangerous Liaisons and Inventor of the Explosive Shell

    The author of Dangerous Liaisons (French: Les Liaisons Dangereuses), one of the most famous novels of the ...

    The author of Dangerous Liaisons (French: Les Liaisons Dangereuses), one of the most famous novels of the 18th century, died on this day at the age of 61. There are many film adaptations of this novel ...

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  • 1817: Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy – the Cousin of Leo Nikolayevich

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    1817: Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy – the Cousin of Leo Nikolayevich

    1817: Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy – the Cousin of Leo Nikolayevich

    Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, a Russian author and a count, was born on this day in 1817. He was a cou ...

    Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, a Russian author and a count, was born on this day in 1817. He was a cousin of the famous Leo Tolstoy. They held the title of count, which was inheritable in aristocra ...

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  • 1891: Hitler’s Architect “Employed” over One Million Workers

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    1891: Hitler’s Architect “Employed” over One Million Workers

    1891: Hitler’s Architect “Employed” over One Million Workers

    This day in 1891 marked the birth of Fritz Todt, one of the most influential people of Hitler's Third Rei ...

    This day in 1891 marked the birth of Fritz Todt, one of the most influential people of Hitler's Third Reich. Todt was the head of the huge “Organization Todt” (OT), which employed over one million wor ...

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  • 1882: The First Central Power Plant in the USA

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    1882: The First Central Power Plant in the USA

    1882: The First Central Power Plant in the USA

    This event insinuated that cities would use electric street lights. The central power plant was located a ...

    This event insinuated that cities would use electric street lights. The central power plant was located at Pearl Street, Manhattan (intersection of Pearl Street and Wall Street). Thomas Edison’s compa ...

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  • 1875: Birth of Ferdinand Porsche in the Czech Republic

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    1875: Birth of Ferdinand Porsche in the Czech Republic

    1875: Birth of Ferdinand Porsche in the Czech Republic

    Ferdinand Porsche, the famous automotive engineer, was born on this day in 1875. It is interesting to not ...

    Ferdinand Porsche, the famous automotive engineer, was born on this day in 1875. It is interesting to note that he was born in Maffersdorf (Vratislavice and Nisou, the Czech Republic), located in nort ...

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