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1942: Brazil Declares War on Hitler’s Germany

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1942: Brazil Declares War on Hitler’s Germany

On this day in 1942, Brazil declared war on Hitler’s Third Reich. Brazil was the only independent South A ...

On this day in 1942, Brazil declared war on Hitler’s Third Reich. Brazil was the only independent South American country that sent its military forces to Europe in order to fight against the Axis powe ...

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1942: Anne Frank Begins Writing her Diary

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1942: Anne Frank Begins Writing her Diary

On this day Anne Frank wrote first sentences in her diary, which made her historically famous. She was gi ...

On this day Anne Frank wrote first sentences in her diary, which made her historically famous. She was given a diary precisely on this day, as a gift from her father for her 13th birthday. On that dat ...

June 12, 2019
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1944: SS Division Hangs 99 Civilians from Street Lamps and Balconies as Reprisal

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1944: SS Division Hangs 99 Civilians from Street Lamps and Balconies as Reprisal

On this day the Nazis committed one of the worst massacres against civilians in central France. It was t ...

On this day the Nazis committed one of the worst massacres against civilians in central France. It was the time of Allied invasion of Normandy, when the Germans did everything in their power to stop ...

June 09, 2019
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1944: D-Day – Mass Landings in Normandy

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1944: D-Day – Mass Landings in Normandy

On this day the largest military landing operation in the history of warfare began. Around 160,000 Allied ...

On this day the largest military landing operation in the history of warfare began. Around 160,000 Allied soldiers landed on the coast of Normandy in northern France in an attempt to open a new front ...

June 06, 2019
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1985: Exhumation of Nazi Josef Mengele’s Corpse

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1985: Exhumation of Nazi Josef Mengele’s Corpse

On this day the corpse of the Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, also referred to as the “Angel of Death” or “Whi ...

On this day the corpse of the Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, also referred to as the “Angel of Death” or “White Angel”, was exhumed in Brazil. Mengele was one of the most wanted Nazi criminals due to his ...

June 06, 2019
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1960: Walther Funk – The Man who Printed Money during Hitler’s Regime

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1960: Walther Funk – The Man who Printed Money during Hitler’s Regime

Walther Funk, who was the president of the Reichsbank during Hitler's regime, died on this day in 1960. T ...

Walther Funk, who was the president of the Reichsbank during Hitler's regime, died on this day in 1960. The Reichsbank was headquartered in Berlin. It was a large building, which later served as the s ...

May 31, 2019
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1929: The First Oscar in History was Awarded to an Actor later Known for Starring in Nazi Propaganda Films

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1929: The First Oscar in History was Awarded to an Actor later Known for Starring in Nazi Propaganda Films

On this day the first Academy Awards ceremony in history was held. It took place at the Hollywood Rooseve ...

On this day the first Academy Awards ceremony in history was held. It took place at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. The prizes were awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie ...

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1933: Nazi Book Burning

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1933: Nazi Book Burning

On this day the Nazis staged the first public burning of unwanted books. It happened at the Berlin Opera ...

On this day the Nazis staged the first public burning of unwanted books. It happened at the Berlin Opera Square, not far from the entrance to the famous Humboldt University. At the meeting, Nazi prop ...

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