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1522: Who were the First People to Circumnavigate the Globe?

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1522: Who were the First People to Circumnavigate the Globe?

Ferdinand Magellan was not the first man to sail around the world. Namely, he was killed during the journ ...

Ferdinand Magellan was not the first man to sail around the world. Namely, he was killed during the journey (in the Philippines) and didn't even originally intend to circumnavigate the world. Instead, ...

September 06, 2019
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1533: Last Inca Emperor dies after Converting to Catholicism

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1533: Last Inca Emperor dies after Converting to Catholicism

On this day Spanish conquistadors killed the last Inca emperor, Atahualpa. His official title among the I ...

On this day Spanish conquistadors killed the last Inca emperor, Atahualpa. His official title among the Inca was “Sapa Inca”, i.e. “Great Inca”. He ascended the throne after defeating his older brothe ...

August 29, 2019
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1973: Exiled Cuban Dictator Fulgencio Batista Dies in Spain

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1973: Exiled Cuban Dictator Fulgencio Batista Dies in Spain

Fulgencio Batista, former Cuban dictator and president who was overthrown by a movement led by Fidel Cast ...

Fulgencio Batista, former Cuban dictator and president who was overthrown by a movement led by Fidel Castro, died on this day in 1973. After he was deposed, Batista fled to the Dominican Republic, tak ...

August 06, 2019
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1704: British Capture Gibraltar – One of the Most Important Strategic Points in the World

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1704: British Capture Gibraltar – One of the Most Important Strategic Points in the World

On this day in 1704 British forces captured Gibraltar, one of the most important strategic points in the ...

On this day in 1704 British forces captured Gibraltar, one of the most important strategic points in the entire world. Gibraltar had been in Spanish hands for over 240 years, back when they took it fr ...

August 03, 2019
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1903: The Young Right-Wing Politician who Founded the Falange Party

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1903: The Young Right-Wing Politician who Founded the Falange Party

The Spanish right-wing politician Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera was born on this day. He was the founder o ...

The Spanish right-wing politician Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera was born on this day. He was the founder of the Spanish Falange, a right-wing party with fascist characteristics. Interestingly, the Fala ...

April 24, 2019
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