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1847: Switzerland had a Civil War similar to the America’s

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1847: Switzerland had a Civil War similar to the America’s

On this day a civil war, also known as the Sonderbund War, ended in Switzerland. The whole thing is not w ...

On this day a civil war, also known as the Sonderbund War, ended in Switzerland. The whole thing is not well-known in European history, but it is actually very interesting because it is reminiscent of ...

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1954: CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) Founded

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1954: CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) Founded

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, was founded on this day in 1954. Originally, the ac ...

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, was founded on this day in 1954. Originally, the acronym CERN was a French term for “Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire”, which means th ...

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1291: Switzerland Founded by Three Small Cantons in the Alpine Forests

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1291: Switzerland Founded by Three Small Cantons in the Alpine Forests

This day, 1291 is considered the symbolic founding date of Switzerland. This was the date of the signing ...

This day, 1291 is considered the symbolic founding date of Switzerland. This was the date of the signing of a charter through which a Confederation of the first three Swiss cantons – Schwyz, Uri and U ...

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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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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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