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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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1581: Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible Killed his own Son and Grandchild

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1581: Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible Killed his own Son and Grandchild

One of the bloodiest episodes in the history of Russian emperors ended on this day. Namely, Tsar Ivan the ...

One of the bloodiest episodes in the history of Russian emperors ended on this day. Namely, Tsar Ivan the Terrible, in a quarrel, killed his own son Ivan Ivanovich. The 27-year-old was his eldest son ...

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 ...

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1940: Sultan who Still Holds Absolute Power in his Oman

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1940: Sultan who Still Holds Absolute Power in his Oman

The currently reigning sultan of the state of Oman was born on this day. His name is Qaboos bin Said al S ...

The currently reigning sultan of the state of Oman was born on this day. His name is Qaboos bin Said al Said and he has already held power for over 40 years. Oman is one of the few modern states that ...

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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 ...

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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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1708: The Man after whom the City of Pittsburgh is Named

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1708: The Man after whom the City of Pittsburgh is Named

The famous British Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder, one of the most deserving people for the rise o ...

The famous British Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder, one of the most deserving people for the rise of Great Britain as a superpower, was born on this day in 1708. Pitt advocated the establishment ...

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