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14
Sep

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1812 Great Fire of Moscow begins as Napoleon approaches the city and retreating Russians burn it – fire continues to burn for five days. 1849 Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovitch Pavlov,…
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13
Sep

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1224 Francis of Assisi is afflicted with stigmata after a vision praying on Mount Verna. 1906 1st airplane flight in Europe 1947 T-Bone Walker records his biggest hit ‘’Call it…
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12
Sep

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1940 4 teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux France, discover 17,000-year-old drawings now known as Lascaux Cave Paintings. 1977 South African activist Steve Biko died from injuries…
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11
Sep

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1885 English writer D.H.Lawerence is born. 1875 First newspaper cartoon slip. 1940 George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer. 1942 Enid Blyton publishes ‘’Five on a Treasure…
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10
Sep

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1897 George Smith becomes the first person to be arrested for drunk driving after slamming his cab into a building. 1919 Austria and the Allied powers signed the Treaty of…
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09
Sep

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1836 Ralph Waldo Emerson publishes his influential essay "Nature" in the US, outlining his beliefs in transcendentalism 1941 American singer and songwriter Otis Redding, one of the great soul stylists…
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08
Sep

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1504 Michelangelo’s statue of David is unveiled to the public in Piazza della Signoria, Florence. 1565 Marking the end of a historical Siege where the Knights of St.John drove out…
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07
Sep

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1603 Queen Elizabeth I was born. Elizabeth I ruled England and Ireland from 1558 till her death in 1603. 1776 First submarine attack during the Revolutionary War. The American submersible…
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03
Sep

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301 -  San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, founded by Saint Marinus 1939 - World War II: Britain…
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02
Sep

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1192 - Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign treaty over Jerusalem, at end of the Third Crusade 1792 - September Massacres of the French Revolution: In Paris rampaging…
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01
Sep

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On this day in 1939 World War II starts when Germany invades Poland by attacking the Free City of Gdansk (Danzig) Also in this day in 1941 Jews living in…
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30
Aug

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1146 European leaders outlaw crossbow, intending to end war for all time 1363 Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang are…
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29
Aug

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In 1640, English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland. In 1898, The Goodyear tire company is founded. In 1958, Michael Jackson was born. In 1994, British band Oasis…
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28
Aug

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In 476 The fall of the Western Roman Empire was completed as Emperor Romulus Augustulus was deposed by the German warrior Odoacer. In 1910 Montenegro proclaimed its independence from the Ottoman…
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27
Aug

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1828 - Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talks 1964 - Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke premieres in Los Angeles 1979…
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26
Aug

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1920 - The Nineteenth Amendment became part of the Constitution of the United States, giving women the right to vote. 1936 - The Anglo-Egyptian Treaty established Egypt as a sovereign…
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25
Aug

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325 - The Council of Nicaea—the first ecumenical council of the Christian church, called by the emperor Constantine I—brought to an end the controversy of Arianism, concluding that God the…
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24
Aug

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79 -After centuries of dormancy, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing thousands. 1922 - Arab states meeting at Nablus…
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23
Aug

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1926 - “The Great Lover,” motion-picture actor Rudolph Valentino, died suddenly at age 31, prompting widespread public grief from his fans. 1939 -Germany and the Soviet Union signed a nonaggression…
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22
Aug

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79 Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on feast day of Vulcan, Roman god of fire (goes on to destroy Pompeii) 1933 Mahatma Gandhi released from Indian jail following another hunger strike…
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20
Aug

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1000: The foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary. 1882: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuts in Moscow 1889: Labour…
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19
Aug

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On this day in ... 1587 - Sigismund III is chosen to be the king of Poland 1883 - French fashion designer Coco Chanel—who, with her elegantly casual creations, ruled…
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18
Aug

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1737 First public admittance to the Salon de Paris art exhibition at the Louvre in Paris 1926 Weather map televised for 1st time 1933 Roman Polanski, Polish-French film director (Rosemary's…
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16
Aug

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1959 USSR introduces installment buying 1960 Britain grants independence to crown colony of Cyprus 1962 Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatles' drummer, first official concert two days later 1977…
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15
Aug

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1920 Polish troops commanded by Józef Piłsudski defeat the Soviets at the Battle of Warsaw (Miracle upon the Vistula) 1942 SS Ohio enters Grand Harbour of Malta - Malta was on…
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14
Aug

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1893 France introduces motor vehicle registration, includes a driving test 1941 US President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issue the joint declaration that later becomes known as…
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13
Aug

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1624 Cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII 1784 British parliament accepts East India Company Act 1784, bringing the East India Company's rule in India under the…
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12
Aug

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30 Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, takes her life following the defeat of her forces against Octavian, the future first emperor of Rome.…
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11
Aug

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1935 Nazi mass demonstration against German JewS 1943 German forces begin a six-day evacuation of the Italian island of Sicily, having been beaten back by the Allies, who invaded the…
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10
Aug

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610 In Islam, the traditional date of the Laylat al-Qadr, when Muhammad began to receive the Qur'an 1675 King Charles II and John Flamsteed lay the foundation stone of the…
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09
Aug

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48 BC Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. 1898 Rudolf Diesel of Germany obtains patent #608,845 for…
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08
Aug

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1509 Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire in Southern India 1609 Venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei's telescope 1786 US Congress unanimously…
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07
Aug

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1606 Possible first performance of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, performed in the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace for King James I 1914 Lord Kitchener says "Your country needs you" poster…
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06
Aug

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1914 WWI: Serbia declares war against Germany 1916 Malta's former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff was born 1937 Franco's artillery fires on Madrid 1937 US and USSR sign trade treaty 1945…
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05
Aug

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1891 world's 1st traveler's cheques issued (American Express) 1900 In Russia, anti-Jewish riots spread from Odessa into other parts of the country 1914 Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina proclaim neutrality…
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04
Aug

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879 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Aeterni Patris 1914 WWI: Field Marshal Lord Kitchener becomes British Minister of War after British declaration of war on Germany 1942 1st train with…
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03
Aug

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1492 Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with three ships, Santa María, Pinta and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain for the "Indies" 1900 Firestone Tire and…
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02
Aug

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1776 Formal signing of the US Declaration of Independence by 56 people (date most accepted by modern historians) 1865 Lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" 1880 British Parliament officially…
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01
Aug

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1774 Joseph Priestley, English theologian, chemist and author discovers oxygen by isolating it in its gaseous state. 1780 Sweden declares neutrality 1914 Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany declares war on…
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31
Jul

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  1498 Christopher Columbus discovers the island of Trinidad on his third voyage 1879 The first cable connection between South Africa and Europe is laid by the British electrical engineer…
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30
Jul

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1792 500 Marseillaisian men sing France's national anthem for 1st time 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issues "eye-for-eye" order to shoot a rebel prisoner for every black prisoner shot 1909 French…
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29
Jul

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1921 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party 1967 The Doors score their first #1 hit with “Light My Fire” 1974 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon…
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27
Jul

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On this day in 1974, the House Judiciary Committee recommends that America’s 37th president, Richard M. Nixon, be impeached and removed from office. The impeachment proceedings resulted from a series…
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26
Jul

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In 1267 Inquisition forms in Rome under Pope Clement IV In 1805 Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die In 1928 Stanley Kubrick, American director is born In 1943 Mick Jagger, English…
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24
Jul

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1534 Jacques Cartier lands in Canada, claims it for France 1783 Georgia becomes a protectorate of tsarist Russia 1793 France passes 1st copyright law 1935 1st greetings telegram sent in…
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23
Jul

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In 636 Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from the Byzantine Empire In 1599 Caravaggio's 1st public commission for paintings In 1798 Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt In 1953 the Society…
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22
Jul

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In 1901 Serbia reactivates diplomatic relations with Montenegro. In 1912 in the face of ever-increasing German naval power, the British Admiralty decides to recall British warships from the Mediterranean and base…
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21
Jul

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  365 Crete Earthquake followed by tsunami around the Eastern Mediterranean allegedly destroys Alexandria 1542 Pope Paul III begins inquisition against Protestants (Sactum Officium) 1831 Belgium gains independence from Netherlands,…
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19
Jul

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1848 The two-day Women's Rights Convention, the first women's rights and feminist convention held in the United States, opened in Seneca Falls, New York. 1870 Franco-Prussian War starts 1903 1st…
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18
Jul

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In 1870 the first Vatican Council, also known as Vatican I, decrees the doctrine of Papal infallibility. The doctrine claims that the Pope cannot err when speaking on issues of morality and/…
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16
Jul

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In 1940 Adolf Hitler orders preparations for the invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion). In 1945 the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. On this day, 9:32 a.m.…
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