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1966: Submarine Finds a Lost Nuclear Bomb

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1966: Submarine Finds a Lost Nuclear Bomb

On this day U.S. submarine Alvin managed to find a lost nuclear bomb near the Spanish coast. It was a hyd ...

On this day U.S. submarine Alvin managed to find a lost nuclear bomb near the Spanish coast. It was a hydrogen bomb that was dropped from the American B-52 Stratofortress bomber earlier that same year ...

March 17, 2020
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1493: Columbus Returns from his Fateful Voyage

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1493: Columbus Returns from his Fateful Voyage

The small town Palos de la Frontera was the starting and ending point of Columbus’s famous expedition. ...

The small town Palos de la Frontera was the starting and ending point of Columbus’s famous expedition. Columbus’s expedition returned from its first voyage on this date in 1493. Columbus had se ...

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1855: Don Carlos of Bourbon, Pretender to the Spanish Throne, Dies in Trieste

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1855: Don Carlos of Bourbon, Pretender to the Spanish Throne, Dies in Trieste

Don Carlos spent many years in Spain as a guerrilla leader, trying to take over the throne, but never suc ...

Don Carlos spent many years in Spain as a guerrilla leader, trying to take over the throne, but never succeeded. Don Carlos of Bourbon, a member of the Spanish royal family, died on this date in 1855. ...

March 10, 2020
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1503: Ferdinand I of Habsburg Born in Spain

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1503: Ferdinand I of Habsburg Born in Spain

The well-known Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I of Habsburg, was born on this day in the Spanish city of A ...

The well-known Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I of Habsburg, was born on this day in the Spanish city of Alcalá de Henares. Due to his Spanish birthplace, Ferdinand I of Habsburg was originally called ...

March 10, 2020
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1510: Who was the Owner of the Ship on which Columbus Discovered America?

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1510: Who was the Owner of the Ship on which Columbus Discovered America?

The ship on which Christopher Columbus sailed when he discovered America was called Santa María, while tw ...

The ship on which Christopher Columbus sailed when he discovered America was called Santa María, while two smaller ships accompanied him – La Pinta and La Niña. On this day the owner of the famous shi ...

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1526: What Happened to the Son of the Famous Christopher Columbus?

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1526: What Happened to the Son of the Famous Christopher Columbus?

Diego Columbus became “Admiral of the Ocean Sea” (Spanish: Almirante de la Mar ocean) and “Viceroy of the ...

Diego Columbus became “Admiral of the Ocean Sea” (Spanish: Almirante de la Mar ocean) and “Viceroy of the Indies” (Spanish: Virrey de las Indias) by his father’s inheritance. On this day the only legi ...

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1936: Socialist-Communist Coalition Comes to Power in Spain

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1936: Socialist-Communist Coalition Comes to Power in Spain

On this day in 1936, the socialist-communist coalition won the elections in Spain. A few months later, a ...

On this day in 1936, the socialist-communist coalition won the elections in Spain. A few months later, a civil war broke out after right-wing forces led by General Francisco Franco conducted a militar ...

February 16, 2020
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1966: Three Nuclear Bombs Fell on Spain

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1966: Three Nuclear Bombs Fell on Spain

Four 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs (each five times the strength of the ones dropped on Hiroshima) fell out o ...

Four 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs (each five times the strength of the ones dropped on Hiroshima) fell out of an American B-52 “Stratofortress” bomber and hit the ground near the town of Palomares in sou ...

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