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1941: Hitler’s Deputy Hess Takes Off on a Secret Peace Mission

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1941: Hitler’s Deputy Hess Takes Off on a Secret Peace Mission

Rudolf Hess was Hitler’s closest associate. He even shared a prison cell with him after being convicted f ...

Rudolf Hess was Hitler’s closest associate. He even shared a prison cell with him after being convicted for the failed “Beer Hall Putsch” in Munich. While in prison, Hitler dictated him his book “Mei ...

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1945: “Reichsmarschall” Hermann Göring Arrested During Escape to Austria

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1945: “Reichsmarschall” Hermann Göring Arrested During Escape to Austria

On this day the Allies arrested one of the most prominent Nazis - Hermann Göring. One of Hitler's closes ...

On this day the Allies arrested one of the most prominent Nazis - Hermann Göring. One of Hitler's closest associates, Göring became famous already during World War I. Namely, as a military pilot he s ...

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2000: Vladimir Putin Becomes President

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2000: Vladimir Putin Becomes President

On this day in 2000, Vladimir Putin became the President of the Russian Federation for the first time. Th ...

On this day in 2000, Vladimir Putin became the President of the Russian Federation for the first time. The ceremony was held in Moscow`s Kremlin, the former Russian Tsars' residence. Putin took his oa ...

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1861: Motilal Nehru: Indian Mason whose Son, Granddaughter, and Great-Grandson Became Prime Ministers of India

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1861: Motilal Nehru: Indian Mason whose Son, Granddaughter, and Great-Grandson Became Prime Ministers of India

On this day the founder of the strongest Indian political dynasty of the 20th century – Motilal Nehru – w ...

On this day the founder of the strongest Indian political dynasty of the 20th century – Motilal Nehru – was born. He was himself a politician, twice even the president of the Indian National Congress ...

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1821: Napoleon Bonaparte Dies after Confession and Communion

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1821: Napoleon Bonaparte Dies after Confession and Communion

Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the greatest conquerors in the history of the world, died on this day. This o ...

Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the greatest conquerors in the history of the world, died on this day. This occurred while he was in captivity on the British island of Saint Helena, in the middle of the A ...

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1814: Napoleon Exiled to the Island of Elba

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1814: Napoleon Exiled to the Island of Elba

On this day in 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte landed on the Italian island of Elba, after he had abdicated in F ...

On this day in 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte landed on the Italian island of Elba, after he had abdicated in France (for the first time). According to the agreement with the foreign powers, Elba was assign ...

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1979: Electoral Victory of Margaret Thatcher

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1979: Electoral Victory of Margaret Thatcher

On this day in 1979, general parliamentary elections were held in the UK, with Margaret Thatcher winning. ...

On this day in 1979, general parliamentary elections were held in the UK, with Margaret Thatcher winning. In fact, her Conservative Party won 339 seats, while the hitherto ruling Labour Party dropped ...

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1945: The Last Ministers of the Third Reich

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1945: The Last Ministers of the Third Reich

On this day in 1945, the ministers of the last government of the Third Reich (the so-called Flensburg Gov ...

On this day in 1945, the ministers of the last government of the Third Reich (the so-called Flensburg Government) were appointed. After the death of Adolf Hitler, Admiral Karl Dönitz became Reichspräs ...

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