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This Day In History: The US Begins A New Offensive In Vietnam (1966)
On this day in the Vietnam War, the U.S. army begins a new offensive, codenamed Operation Attleboro. This was an…
This Day In History: Tupac Shakur Dies After Being Shot (1996)
On this day in history, one of the greatest Rappers of all time died six days after being shot. Tupac…
This Day In History: The Laconia is Sunk In WW II (1942)
On this day, during WW II, in 1942, a German U-boat, sank the British ship 'The Laconia'. The HMS Laconia…
This Day In History: Hurricane Gilbert Hits Jamaica (1998)
This day in history, hurricane Gilbert hits Jamaica in 1998. The storm hit the island and it caused hundreds of…
This Day In History: The US Army Launches An Offensive in WW I (1918)
On this day in 1918, General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) launches American’s first independent offensive…
10 Ongoing Territorial Conflicts With No End In Sight
Lines on the map can be major points of conflict between nations. It has been happening ever since the first…
This Day In Histroy: The Confederates Defeat the Union at the Second Battle of Sabine Past (1863)
On this day in 1863, the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, was fought and it is regarded as a Southern…
The 10 Biggest Electrical Blackouts in History
Ever since electricity became common in most developed households, the great fear has been losing it. Power companies are expected…
This Day In History: Hitler Orders The Blitz To Begin (1940)
This day in history the Blitz or the German air bombing of Britain began in 1940. The Blitz was an…
This Day In History: The United States Gets Its Name (1813)
On this day in 1813, the young nation of the United States gets its nickname, 'Uncle Sam'. Many people have…