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1717: The French Count Thanks to whom the U.S. was Formed

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1717: The French Count Thanks to whom the U.S. was Formed

On this day the rich French aristocrat Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, was born. His name is little ...

On this day the rich French aristocrat Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, was born. His name is little known, but the consequences of his political decisions, by all accounts, had a huge impact on t ...

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1979: The Seizure of Islam’s Holiest Place

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1979: The Seizure of Islam’s Holiest Place

On this day one of the most unusual hostage crisis in history took place. Namely, Muslim dissidents seize ...

On this day one of the most unusual hostage crisis in history took place. Namely, Muslim dissidents seized the holiest place of Islam – the famous Sacred Mosque in Mecca – and captured the pilgrims th ...

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1985: Microsoft Windows 1.0 – What did they look like?

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1985: Microsoft Windows 1.0 – What did they look like?

On this day the first Microsoft Windows, version 1.0, were released for sale. They greatly resembled to t ...

On this day the first Microsoft Windows, version 1.0, were released for sale. They greatly resembled to the Macintosh graphical interface. Microsoft even had to remove some options, such as overlappin ...

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1969: American Commit My Lai Massacre in Vietnam

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1969: American Commit My Lai Massacre in Vietnam

On this day the American newspaper The Plain Dealer published pictures of the massacre in Vietnam committ ...

On this day the American newspaper The Plain Dealer published pictures of the massacre in Vietnam committed by the U.S. military. The massacre took place in the village of My Lai, where between 347 an ...

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1945: What IQ did the Nazi Leaders Have?

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1945: What IQ did the Nazi Leaders Have?

On this day, six-and-a-half months after the end of World War II, the Nuremberg Trials started. Only the ...

On this day, six-and-a-half months after the end of World War II, the Nuremberg Trials started. Only the twenty highest-ranking German war criminals were tried (the others were tried separately later) ...

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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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