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1941: The Third Reich Invades Yugoslavia

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1941: The Third Reich Invades Yugoslavia

Military units of Hitler's Third Reich and its allies invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on this day, afte ...

Military units of Hitler's Third Reich and its allies invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on this day, after Yugoslavia had refused to join their Tripartite Pact. The Luftwaffe bombed Belgrade during th ...

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1960: Police Open Fire on Unarmed Protesters

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1960: Police Open Fire on Unarmed Protesters

On this day in South Africa, the memory of the biggest massacre in its history of apartheid is commemorat ...

On this day in South Africa, the memory of the biggest massacre in its history of apartheid is commemorated. Namely, police forces in Sharpevill killed 69 black protesters who were protesting against ...

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1572: Thomas Percy – The Count who was Publicly Executed Because he Was a Catholic

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1572: Thomas Percy – The Count who was Publicly Executed Because he Was a Catholic

Thomas Percy was a member of the English aristocracy. He held the title of "Earl of Northumberland" (the ...

Thomas Percy was a member of the English aristocracy. He held the title of "Earl of Northumberland" (the English title of earl is similar to the title of count in the rest of Europe). He was also addr ...

August 22, 2019
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1981: Head of Adam Walsh, Kidnapped Son of Wealthy John Walsh, Found

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1981: Head of Adam Walsh, Kidnapped Son of Wealthy John Walsh, Found

On this day in 1981, the severed head of Adam Walsh, murdered child of the wealth John Walsh, was found. ...

On this day in 1981, the severed head of Adam Walsh, murdered child of the wealth John Walsh, was found. Adam Walsh is one of the most famous kidnap victims in the history of the USA. He was kidnapped ...

August 10, 2019
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1945: Parts of the U.S. Nuclear Bomb Brought to Tinian Island

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1945: Parts of the U.S. Nuclear Bomb Brought to Tinian Island

On this day in 1945, parts of the U.S. nuclear bomb, which would be thrown on Hiroshima, were brought to ...

On this day in 1945, parts of the U.S. nuclear bomb, which would be thrown on Hiroshima, were brought to Tinian Island by the American cruiser USS Indianapolis. It was the first atomic bomb used for m ...

July 26, 2019
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1918: Russian Imperial Romanov Family Killed by the Bolsheviks

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1918: Russian Imperial Romanov Family Killed by the Bolsheviks

On this day in 1918, the Bolsheviks killed the last Russian emperor Nicholas II, and his numerous family. ...

On this day in 1918, the Bolsheviks killed the last Russian emperor Nicholas II, and his numerous family. In 1917, Nicholas II abdicated on its own behalf, and on behalf of his son Alexei Nikolaevich, ...

July 17, 2019
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1794: Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Executed by Guillotine

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1794: Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Executed by Guillotine

On this day, in 1794, Carmel Martyrs of Compiègne were executed by guillotine. They were members of the ...

On this day, in 1794, Carmel Martyrs of Compiègne were executed by guillotine. They were members of the Barefoot Carmelites of Mount Carmel, founded by the famous Saint Teresa of Ávila (also called S ...

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1789: The Real Reason why the Bastille was Attacked in the French Revolution?

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1789: The Real Reason why the Bastille was Attacked in the French Revolution?

This day is a national holiday in France because it commemorates the events which symbolically marked the ...

This day is a national holiday in France because it commemorates the events which symbolically marked the beginning of the French Revolution. To be precise, the Paris fortress-prison Bastille was atta ...

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