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1905: Albert Einstein Introduces the Special Theory of Relativity

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1905: Albert Einstein Introduces the Special Theory of Relativity

The first article in which Albert Einstein described his special theory of relativity, "On the Electrodyn ...

The first article in which Albert Einstein described his special theory of relativity, "On the Electrodynamics of bodies in motion" (German: Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper), was published in “Anna ...

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1946: Mysterious Death of a Young King

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1946: Mysterious Death of a Young King

On this day in 1946, King of Thailand Ananda Mahidol was found dead in his bed with a bullet hole in his ...

On this day in 1946, King of Thailand Ananda Mahidol was found dead in his bed with a bullet hole in his head. This case is among the greatest mysteries of the 20th century. It is still unclear whethe ...

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1929: Baronial and Royal Ancestry of Audrey Hepburn

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1929: Baronial and Royal Ancestry of Audrey Hepburn

On this day one of the most famous stars in film history - Audrey Hepburn - was born. Her origin is very ...

On this day one of the most famous stars in film history - Audrey Hepburn - was born. Her origin is very interesting. She was born in the Belgian city of Brussels, her mother being the Dutch baroness ...

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1891: Fictional Death of Sherlock Holmes

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1891: Fictional Death of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle described the fictional death of the famous character Sherlock Holmes, which occur ...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle described the fictional death of the famous character Sherlock Holmes, which occurred on 4 May 1891. This "death" was described in Doyle`s story "The Final Problem”, and Holmes ...

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1945: Benito Mussolini Arrested while Trying to Escape from Italy

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1945: Benito Mussolini Arrested while Trying to Escape from Italy

On this day, when World War II was drawing to a close, fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was arrested whi ...

On this day, when World War II was drawing to a close, fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was arrested while trying to escape to Switzerland. He was arrested by Italian communist partisans, in the tow ...

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1944: Americans Bombed Neutral Switzerland

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1944: Americans Bombed Neutral Switzerland

On this day 50 American B-24 Liberator heavy bombers dropped bombs at the Swiss city of Schaffhausen. Thi ...

On this day 50 American B-24 Liberator heavy bombers dropped bombs at the Swiss city of Schaffhausen. This led to 40 fatalities, numerous injuries, and large property damage. The shocked Swiss governm ...

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1850: Cesar Ritz – The Name that Symbolizes Hotel Luxury

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1850: Cesar Ritz – The Name that Symbolizes Hotel Luxury

This famous hotelier was highly appreciated, because he had a principle that the customer is always right ...

This famous hotelier was highly appreciated, because he had a principle that the customer is always right. If one of the guests conveyed any complaint about the food, it would immediately be replaced ...

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1971: Why did Swiss Women Wait so Long for their Right to Vote?

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1971: Why did Swiss Women Wait so Long for their Right to Vote?

Switzerland was one of the last European countries to grant women the right to vote (the small Liechtenst ...

Switzerland was one of the last European countries to grant women the right to vote (the small Liechtenstein was the only one to introduce it later). The reason for that was partly the conservatism of ...

February 07, 2020
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