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  • 1948: The First UN Peacekeepers

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    1948: The First UN Peacekeepers

    1948: The First UN Peacekeepers

    They were called the UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization) and responsible for securing c ...

    They were called the UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization) and responsible for securing ceasefires in the Middle East. The first UN peacekeeping troops were founded on this day in 1948 ...

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  • 1992: Croatia Accepted into the UN

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    1992: Croatia Accepted into the UN

    1992: Croatia Accepted into the UN

    Croatian president Tuđman held a speech, saying the entrance to the hall of the UN’s General Assembly was ...

    Croatian president Tuđman held a speech, saying the entrance to the hall of the UN’s General Assembly was made from Croatian stone. On this day a Croatian delegation led by President Franjo Tuđman vis ...

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  • 1895: Senator Bush – a Member of a Secret Association

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    1895: Senator Bush – a Member of a Secret Association

    1895: Senator Bush – a Member of a Secret Association

    On this day, in 1895, the wealthy American banker and politician, Prescott Bush, whose son and grandson b ...

    On this day, in 1895, the wealthy American banker and politician, Prescott Bush, whose son and grandson became U.S. presidents, was born. Prescott Bush was the father of President George H.W. Bush, an ...

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  • 1970: Is Earth Day Deliberately Celebrated on Lenin’s Birthday?

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    |Date: April 22, 2020
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    1970: Is Earth Day Deliberately Celebrated on Lenin’s Birthday?

    1970: Is Earth Day Deliberately Celebrated on Lenin’s Birthday?

    This day is celebrated as Earth Day. The tradition began on 22 April 1970 in the United States, at the in ...

    This day is celebrated as Earth Day. The tradition began on 22 April 1970 in the United States, at the instigation of Senator Gaylord Nelson, environmental activist. In those years various anti-govern ...

    April 22, 2020
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  • 1961: Secretary-General of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld’s Mysterious Death

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    1961: Secretary-General of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld’s Mysterious Death

    1961: Secretary-General of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld’s Mysterious Death

    U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld died under mysterious circumstances on this day in 1961. It has r ...

    U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld died under mysterious circumstances on this day in 1961. It has remained unknown what caused the crash of his plane in Africa. That was a peacekeeping mission d ...

    September 18, 2019
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  • 1944: United Nations Established in One of the Largest American Castles

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    1944: United Nations Established in One of the Largest American Castles

    1944: United Nations Established in One of the Largest American Castles

    This day in 1944 marked the beginning of the conference in Dumbarton Oaks, famous for the establishment o ...

    This day in 1944 marked the beginning of the conference in Dumbarton Oaks, famous for the establishment of the United Nations. This conference took place during World War II, when the Allied troops ha ...

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  • 1976: Ax Murder nearly Causes World War (DMZ Incident)

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    1976: Ax Murder nearly Causes World War (DMZ Incident)

    1976: Ax Murder nearly Causes World War (DMZ Incident)

    One of the most dangerous border incidents between North and South Korea took place on this day. The so-c ...

    One of the most dangerous border incidents between North and South Korea took place on this day. The so-called Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two countries contains only one border crossing, and ...

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