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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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1939: Nazi Execution of Students and Professors in Prague

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1939: Nazi Execution of Students and Professors in Prague

The International Students’ Day is celebrated on this day, to commemorate the tragic events that occured ...

The International Students’ Day is celebrated on this day, to commemorate the tragic events that occured on this day in 1939, in Prague. The events began to unfold a few days earlier, when the Nazis k ...

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