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1962: Cuban Naval Blockade Lifted

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1962: Cuban Naval Blockade Lifted

On this day the United States finally ended their blockade of Cuba, which marked the ending of one of the ...

On this day the United States finally ended their blockade of Cuba, which marked the ending of one of the most dangerous episodes in the history of the Cold War. Indeed, the Cuban Missile Crisis was o ...

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1930: Lovers Bonnie and Clyde Committed their First Robbery

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1930: Lovers Bonnie and Clyde Committed their First Robbery

Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow were in their early twenties (she was 20 years old and ...

Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow were in their early twenties (she was 20 years old and he 21) when they, during the Great Depression in the United States, set off on a path of crime ...

November 19, 2019
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1863: Hypnotic Oratory Skills of President Lincoln

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1863: Hypnotic Oratory Skills of President Lincoln

One of the most famous speeches in world history, which American children learn by heart in schools, was ...

One of the most famous speeches in world history, which American children learn by heart in schools, was delivered on this day in 1863. The speech was spoken on the occasion of the opening of the Sold ...

November 19, 2019
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1978: Sect Leader Guilty of Mass Suicide of 909 People

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1978: Sect Leader Guilty of Mass Suicide of 909 People

On this day occurred the greatest loss of human lives in contemporary American history, with the exceptio ...

On this day occurred the greatest loss of human lives in contemporary American history, with the exception of natural disasters and the September 11attacks. Namely, on this day in 1978 a mass suicide ...

November 18, 2019
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1912: Who was the Only U.S. President with a Ph.D.?

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1912: Who was the Only U.S. President with a Ph.D.?

On this day the famous Thomas Woodrow Wilson was elected U.S. President. He was the first and only U.S. p ...

On this day the famous Thomas Woodrow Wilson was elected U.S. President. He was the first and only U.S. president with a doctorate. It is quite disappointing that no other American president managed t ...

November 17, 2019
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1796: Famous Russian Empress Catherine the Great was German by Birth

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1796: Famous Russian Empress Catherine the Great was German by Birth

The most famous empress in Russian history – Catherine the Great – died on this day. The period of her re ...

The most famous empress in Russian history – Catherine the Great – died on this day. The period of her reign is considered the “Golden Age” in the history of the Russian Empire. Although her rule was ...

November 17, 2019
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2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger Becomes Governor of California

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2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger Becomes Governor of California

Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Austria, in Thal, only 3 kilometers from the Styrian capital Graz. Schw ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Austria, in Thal, only 3 kilometers from the Styrian capital Graz. Schwarzenneger’s father Gustav was a local police chief and a former member of the Austrian Nazi pa ...

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1776: German Troops Occupy a Fort in America

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1776: German Troops Occupy a Fort in America

On this day a little-known but very interesting event from the American War of Independence took place. N ...

On this day a little-known but very interesting event from the American War of Independence took place. Namely, the German mercenaries seized Fort Washington, which was located in the largest American ...

November 16, 2019
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