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1016: Canute: Viking King who Ruled England

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1016: Canute: Viking King who Ruled England

Viking ruler Canute (Cnut) the great took control over England on this day in 1016. He was one of the mos ...

Viking ruler Canute (Cnut) the great took control over England on this day in 1016. He was one of the most powerful rulers in Viking history, and managed to create an entire empire in northern Europe. ...

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1804: Who was the Real King from “Anna and the King”?

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1804: Who was the Real King from “Anna and the King”?

The most famous King of Thailand in history – Mongkut (Rama IV) was born on this day. The king became pop ...

The most famous King of Thailand in history – Mongkut (Rama IV) was born on this day. The king became popular through the novel, film, and theater performance “Anna and the King”. Interestingly, the l ...

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1946: Cruel Execution of Nazi Leaders in Nuremberg

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1946: Cruel Execution of Nazi Leaders in Nuremberg

On this day the Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the famous Nuremberg Trials. Of the 22 defendants ...

On this day the Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the famous Nuremberg Trials. Of the 22 defendants, 12 were sentenced to death. However, Martin Bormann (Hitler's personal secretary) was tried i ...

October 16, 2018
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1872: Edith Wilson: The Woman who Secretly Ruled the USA

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1872: Edith Wilson: The Woman who Secretly Ruled the USA

The American First Lady who surely held the greatest power during her husband's presidential mandate was ...

The American First Lady who surely held the greatest power during her husband's presidential mandate was born on this day in 1872. Edith Wilson was the wife of the famous president Woodrow Wilson (the ...

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1946: Marshal Hermann Goering was a Fighter Ace in his Youth

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1946: Marshal Hermann Goering was a Fighter Ace in his Youth

Hermann Goering is known as one of Hitler's closest associates. He held the highest rank in the Third Rei ...

Hermann Goering is known as one of Hitler's closest associates. He held the highest rank in the Third Reich, that of Reichsmarschall, which made him the senior commander of all other German officers, ...

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1912:Theodore Roosevelt Wounded in Assassination Attempt, but Finished his Speech Regardless

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1912:Theodore Roosevelt Wounded in Assassination Attempt, but Finished his Speech Regardless

On this day in 1912, American president Theodore Roosevelt was wounded in an assassination attempt. The a ...

On this day in 1912, American president Theodore Roosevelt was wounded in an assassination attempt. The assassination was peculiar because Roosevelt, despite being wounded, continued to hold his speec ...

October 14, 2018
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1930: Mobutu Sese Seko: African Leader who Rented a Concorde for his Visits to Paris

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1930: Mobutu Sese Seko: African Leader who Rented a Concorde for his Visits to Paris

One of the best-known dictators of the 20th century, African leader Mobutu Sese Seko, was born on this da ...

One of the best-known dictators of the 20th century, African leader Mobutu Sese Seko, was born on this day in 1930. He ruled the large African country of Congo/Zaire for over 30 years. It was he who e ...

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2008: Jörg Haider Dies Driving VW Phaeton

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2008: Jörg Haider Dies Driving VW Phaeton

This day in 2008 marked the death of Jörg Haider, governor of the Austrian federal state of Carinthia (Kä ...

This day in 2008 marked the death of Jörg Haider, governor of the Austrian federal state of Carinthia (Kärnten). Haider was a very popular, but controversial politician. He was at first a member of th ...

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