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Greek Astronomy
Ancient Greek astronomy was the study of the universe to understand how it functioned and why apart from the established theistic model that claimed all things were ordered and maintained by the gods....
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#OTD 2002 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: US conventional forces first deployed as part of Operation Anaconda
Operation Anaconda - Wikipedia
Operation Anaconda was a military operation that took place in early March 2002 as part of the War in Afghanistan. CIA paramilitary officers, working with their allies, attempted to destroy al-Qaeda a...
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Southern Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) - The National Archives blog
On 11 November 1965, Southern Rhodesia’s prime minister, Ian Smith, unilaterally declared his territory’s independence from Britain. Not since the United States in 1776 had a British colony declared i...
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#OTD 1946 Ho Chi Minh elected President of North Vietnam
BBC - History - Historic Figures: Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969)
20th century Vietnamese revolutionary leader
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#OTD 1888 The Convention of Constantinople signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace
SCA - Constantinople Convention
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#OTD 1807 US Congress bans the slave trade within the US, effective January 1, 1808
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Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves - Wikipedia
The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 (2 Stat. 426, enacted March 2, 1807) is a United States federal law that provided that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United Sta...
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#OTD 1796 Napoléon Bonaparte is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French Army in Italy
Napoleon’s Campaign in Italy, 1796-97
Napoleon Bonaparte’s fame as a military commander can be dated back to his campaign in Italy in 1796-97, where as the young and relatively unknown commander of a ragged and poorly supported army he ma...
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#OTD 1791 Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris
“si vous reussissez, vous serez bientôt couvert de gloire”
“si vous reussissez, vous serez bientôt couvert de gloire”
The Optical Telegraph: Faster than a Messenger on Horseback : History of Information
The Optical Telegraph: Faster than a Messenger on Horseback
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Today in 1882...Queen Victoria survives an eighth assassination attempt. As she leaves Windsor Railway Station in her carriage, her assailant's shot is deflected by two schoolboys from Eton College wh... View More
Eight Assassination Attempts on Queen Victoria - Historic UK
Queen Victoria faced not one but eight assassination attempts during her historic reign...
