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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…
The Growth of a Republic: 6 Battles that Shaped Early Rome
The Roman Republic is believed to have been formed in 509 BC, and the first two consuls were Lucius Collatinus…
This Day In History: Massive Explosion In Halifax Harbor (1917)
On this day in 1917 at the exact time of 9:05 a.m., Eastern Time in the harbor of Halifax in…
A Group of French Thieves Has Stolen Over $800,000 Using a Drill and a Vacuum Cleaner
In Paris in 2010, police were on the hunt for at least two men who were believed to be responsible…
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…
This Day In History: Flight 19 ”The Lost Squadron” Disapears In The Bermuda Triangle (1945)
On this day in 1945, there occurred one of WWIIs great mysteries. At 2 a.m. five US Navy planes comprising…
This Day In History: The Boston Belfry Murderer Kills For The First Time (1864)
In the 1870s a serial murderer was on the loose in Boston MA. Long before the Boston Strangler, there was…
This Day In History: The First Medal of Honor Of The Vietnam War Is Awarded (1964)
The first Medal of Honor of the Vietnam War was awarded to a U.S. serviceman for action on this day…
Gods Amongst Men – Egypt’s 7 Greatest Pharaohs
Over the course of thousands of years, hundreds of men and women benefitted from the title ‘Pharaoh of Egypt’. In…
10 Car Innovations That Were Either Ingenious or Preposterous
Cars have always been the vehicle of innovation, they have helped change the future since their creation and each year…
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,…