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1959: Nikita Khrushchev Barred from Visiting Disneyland

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1959: Nikita Khrushchev Barred from Visiting Disneyland

The powerful Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited the USA in 1959, during the Cold War. The visit last ...

The powerful Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited the USA in 1959, during the Cold War. The visit lasted 13 days. Earlier this year, when the U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visited Moscow, invit ...

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1961: Secretary-General of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld’s Mysterious Death

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1961: Secretary-General of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld’s Mysterious Death

U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld died under mysterious circumstances on this day in 1961. It has r ...

U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld died under mysterious circumstances on this day in 1961. It has remained unknown what caused the crash of his plane in Africa. That was a peacekeeping mission d ...

September 18, 2018
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1891: The Man who Briefly Ruled the Third Reich after Hitler

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1891: The Man who Briefly Ruled the Third Reich after Hitler

German admiral Karl Dönitz was born on this day in 1891. He is notable for being the man who Adolf Hitler ...

German admiral Karl Dönitz was born on this day in 1891. He is notable for being the man who Adolf Hitler appointed as his successor in his will. Namely, just before he committed suicide in his Berlin ...

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1982: The Catholic Maronite President of Lebanon Killed

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1982: The Catholic Maronite President of Lebanon Killed

The Maronite Lebanese President Bashir Gemayel was assassinated on this day in 1982, when a bomb exploded ...

The Maronite Lebanese President Bashir Gemayel was assassinated on this day in 1982, when a bomb exploded in Beirut. He was killed just three weeks after he had been elected president, before even tak ...

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1974: Haile Selassie Deposed

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1974: Haile Selassie Deposed

The Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie was member of the Solomonic dynasty, which had ruled Ethiopia since ...

The Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie was member of the Solomonic dynasty, which had ruled Ethiopia since the 13th century. It allegedly originated from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Haile Selas ...

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1953: The Catholic Wedding of John F. Keneddy and Jacqueline Bouvier

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1953: The Catholic Wedding of John F. Keneddy and Jacqueline Bouvier

This day marked the famous wedding of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier. They had met 13 months befo ...

This day marked the famous wedding of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier. They had met 13 months before their engagement, which lasted about two and a half months. John and Jackie were members of ...

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1971: Death of the Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev

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1971: Death of the Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev

This day in 1971 marked the death of the Soviet political leader Nikita Khrushchev. It is interesting to ...

This day in 1971 marked the death of the Soviet political leader Nikita Khrushchev. It is interesting to note that Khrushchev fell out of favor with the regime, especially during his last seven years ...

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1791: Did George Washington Want to Become King of the United States?

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1791: Did George Washington Want to Become King of the United States?

The capital of the United States was named after George Washington on this day in 1791. He was even accus ...

The capital of the United States was named after George Washington on this day in 1791. He was even accused of using the American War of Independence to replace the British king i.e. to rule the USA a ...

September 09, 2018
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