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This Day in History: Pearl Harbor Is Bombed (1941)
On this date in 1941, at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, the Japanese attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor.…
This Day In History: Indonesia Invades East Timor (1975)
On this date in 1975, the Indonesian army invaded the small nation of East Timor. East Timor to the north…
This Day In History: First Use Of The Lethal Injection In An American Execution (1982)
On this day in 1982, the first execution by lethal injection takes place in the United States. It was an…
This Day In History: The Great French Canadian Explorers La Verendrye Dies (1749)
On this date in 1749, the great French Canadian explorer Pierre La Verendrye died. He had explored large areas of…
This Day In History: First Reports Of the Mystery Of The Mary Celeste (1874)
On this day, the world was to learn of a great mystery. Indeed, it was to be and remains one…
In 2010 a Crocodile Crashed a Plane and Survived
On August 25th, 2010, a 1991 Let L-410 Turbolet was flying from N’Dolo Airport, Kinshasa on its way to Bandundu…
This Day In History: John Brown Is Hanged (1859)
On this date in 1859 in Charles Town, Virginia, John Brown is executed. He had been found guilty of treason,…
This Day In History: Castro Announces That He Is A Communist (1961)
On this day in 1961, Fidel Castro stuns the world by declaring himself to be a Communist and that he…
This Day In History: Napoleon Is Crowned Emperor (1804)
On this day in 1804 In the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Napoleon I, Emperor…
This Day In History: The Antarctic Is Declared A Military-Free Territory (1961)
On this day in history a dozen nations come together and sign the Antarctic Treaty. This is a unique treaty…