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This Day In History: The North Vietnamese Capture Phuoc Long (1975)
On this day in 1975, the North Vietnamese army secured a major victory. Communist forces over-run Phuoc Binh, the capital…
This Day In History: New Mexico Admitted To The Union (1912)
On this day in 1912, New Mexico is admitted to the United States as the 47th state. New Mexico was…
This Day In History: Battle Of Khadairi Bend Takes Place (1917)
After several months of preparations, the British army launched a new offensive against the Turkish army in Mesopotamia (Iraq). The…
This Day In History: The British Introduce Conscription (1916)
With WWI entering its 3rd calendar year, the British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith was forced to take drastic and unprecedented…
This Day In History: Pol Pot Changes Cambodia’s Name to Kampuchea (1976).
On this day in 1976, the brutal dictator Pol Pot changed the name of his country from Cambodia to Kampuchea.…
This Day In History: Work Starts On The Golden Gate Bridge (1933)
On this day in 1933, work begins on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The bridge will become one…
This Day In History: Field Marshal Von Schlieffen Dies (1913)
On this date in 1913 the German Field Marshal Alfred von Schlieffen, the strategist behind the German offensive in August…
This Day In History: The Vietnam War Resumes After A Ceasefire (1974)
On this day in 1974, the President of South Vietnam announces that the ceasefire in the country had ended…
This Day In History: The US Begins to Airdrop Supplies To Guerrillas In Europe (1944)
On this day in 1944, the US begins to supply anti-Nazi guerrillas in Western Europe. From this day US aircraft…
This Day In History: News that Haiti Declared Independence Begins to Spread (1804)
This day in history news reaches the outside world of the Haitian declaration of Independence. This declaration was a result…