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1943: Josef Mengele Becomes a Medical Officer in Auschwitz

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1943: Josef Mengele Becomes a Medical Officer in Auschwitz

The infamous doctor Josef Mengele, nicknamed "White Angel" and "Angel of Death", became a medical officer ...

The infamous doctor Josef Mengele, nicknamed "White Angel" and "Angel of Death", became a medical officers in the largest Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz on this day in 1943. Mengele completed two ...

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1945: Betrayal in a Castle near Bleiburg

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1945: Betrayal in a Castle near Bleiburg

On this day the tragic events of the 1945 are commemorated, when the British soldiers refused to accept t ...

On this day the tragic events of the 1945 are commemorated, when the British soldiers refused to accept the soldiers of Independent State of Croatia (a German puppet state led by the fascist Ustaše mo ...

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1937: Explosion of German Passenger Airship Hindenburg

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1937: Explosion of German Passenger Airship Hindenburg

On this day the German airship Hindenburg exploded while trying to dock with its mooring mast in Lakehurs ...

On this day the German airship Hindenburg exploded while trying to dock with its mooring mast in Lakehurst in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was the largest airship in the world, with a length of 2 ...

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1967: First Human Victim during a Space Mission – Soviet Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov

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1967: First Human Victim during a Space Mission – Soviet Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov

The first human being died during a space mission on this day in 1967, at least according to the official ...

The first human being died during a space mission on this day in 1967, at least according to the official records. The Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov died during the return of the spacecraft Soyuz ...

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1941: German Luftwaffe Bombs Belfast in Northern Ireland

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1941: German Luftwaffe Bombs Belfast in Northern Ireland

Luftwaffe aircraft bombed the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland for the first time on this day in 1941. ...

Luftwaffe aircraft bombed the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland for the first time on this day in 1941. It was Tuesday after the Easter, and more than 200 Luftwaffe bombers attacked Belfast. There w ...

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1912: Titanic Actually had More Lifeboats than the Law Required

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1912: Titanic Actually had More Lifeboats than the Law Required

The sinking of Titanic happened on this day in 1912, in the early morning hours. After hitting the iceber ...

The sinking of Titanic happened on this day in 1912, in the early morning hours. After hitting the iceberg, the ship began to fill with water. The crew had exactly 2 hours and 40 minutes to evacuate ...

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1864: Massacre of Black People in the American Civil War

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1864: Massacre of Black People in the American Civil War

On this day the Confederate Army committed terrible massacre against a defeated northern unit composed la ...

On this day the Confederate Army committed terrible massacre against a defeated northern unit composed largely of black soldiers. In fact, despite the fact that the Union troops surrendered by throwi ...

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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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