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This Day In History: Truman Announces America’s Plan To Develop the H-Bomb
On this day in 1950, the U.S. President Harry S. Truman publicly announces that his administration was committed to developing…
This Day In History: Gandhi Is Assassinated (1948)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the guiding light of the Indian Independence movement was assassinated on this day in 1948. He was…
This Day In History: ‘Bloody Sunday’ Shootings In Northern Ireland (1972)
On this date in 1972, 14 people were shot dead by British paratroopers in Northern Ireland. The shootings occurred at…
This Day In History: America Formally Ends Its Involvement In The Vietnam War (1973)
On this day in 1973, the American participation in the Vietnam War came to an official end when the Paris…
This Day In History: Pinzon Discovers Brazil (1500)
On this day in 1500, Spanish explorer Vicente Yanez Pinzon discovered the coast of Brazil. Pinzon was born in Palos…
This Day In History: Mao’s Widow Is Sentenced To Death (1981)
On this day in 1981, Jiang Qing, the widow of Mao Zedong, is sentenced to death for her role in…
This Day In History: The Russians Nearly Launch Nuclear Missiles (1995)
On this day in history, the world narrowly avoided a nuclear disaster, all because of a misunderstanding. On January 25, 1995,…
This Day In History: Charles Lindbergh Calls For A U.S. Pact with Hitler (1941)
On this day, in 1941 the great American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He…
This Day In History: The World’s Deadliest Earthquake in History (1556)
There have been many terrible earthquakes throughout history but none as deadly as that which struck China in 1556. On…
This Day In History: The Dutch Refuse to Extradite Wilhelm II (1920)
On this day in 1920, the Dutch government was at the center of a diplomatic and a political storm. They…