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Intriguing Facts About the Manhattan Project
We have all heard about the Manhattan Project, but in fact, we still ignore a lot of important details about this very well-kept secret on a major research which started the nuclear age, with
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The Economic Crisis of 2008 – Collapse and meaning
The crisis began in September 2008, with the collapse of a financial giant, the Lehman Brothers bank and its effects are still running through the world economy. Even if the start was given by
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Romania’s Last King: Michael the 1st
Michael of Romania was born on October 25, 1921, in Sinaia, at the Peles Castle. He was the son of Prince Carol and Princess Elena and his grandparents, King Ferdinand I and Queen Mary
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The Life of Jean Calvin
In less than two decades, the ideas of the Protestant Reformation have grown from one man’s crusade to reform the church, to a revolution that sweeps through Europe in the 1530s. At the same
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The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Throughout the history of modern warfare, only 2 atomic bombs have been used. The Hiroshima bombing happened on the 6th of August 1945. The bomb, nicknamed “Little Boy”, was a uranium gun-type. Only three
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The opening of the Eiffel Tower
With the occasion of the French Revolution centenary (1789 – 1799), the French government decided to celebrate and mark this spot in history by building something special that would stand as a memory in
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The funeral of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, born 18 December 1878 and died 5 March 1953, was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. The first politburo was created in
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Facts About The Gladiators
The gladiators became popular for fighting to the death (usually) in order to entertain the roman public, in fighting pits. They fought against other gladiators, prisoners, and even wild beasts. The name comes from
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The African-American Movement For Civil Rights
Many people think that the segregation between African people and the white American populous is a thing long gone, that has happened at some far-away point in history, but what a lot of people
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The D-day – Landings in Normandy
One of the longest and most important days in the history of modern times is the so-called D-day – the Normandy landings. Allies’ invasion of the Western Europe The Battle of Normandy, during World
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