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On This Day – December 19, 1843
On December 19th, 1843, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was first published. The story has grown to become one of the most familiar tales ever…
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On this day – November 5th, 1943
On November 5th, 1943, Vatican City was bombed in the midst of World War II. After an unidentified plane had been circling Rome for hours,…
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On this day – September 9th, 1543
On September 9th, 1543, at just nine months old, Mary Stuart was formally crowned as the Queen of the Scots. Mary had been Queen since…
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On this day – June 12th, 1987
On June 12th, 1987, Ronald Reagan delivered one of his most famous speeches while visiting West Berlin, Germany. At the height of the Cold War…
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On this day in history – May, 20th , 1862
On this day, May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act was signed into action by President Abraham Lincoln. This act worked to foster settlers to move…
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On this day in history – May 12th, 1949
On May 12th, 1949, the Soviet Union lifted its blockade against West Berlin. Since March 1948, the Soviet Union had blocked the Allies’ road, railway,…
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On this day in history – February 24th, 1917
On this day, February 24th, 1917, the United Kingdom first showed an encoded telegram, written by the German Foreign Secretary, to the United States. This…
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On this day in history – February 10th, 1945
On this day, February 11th, 1945, the Yalta Conference between the leaders of the Allied Powers came to an end. At this conference, Franklin D.…
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On This Day – January 14th, 2010
On January 14th, 2010, Yemen openly declared war on al-Qaeda. They also urged all Yemeni citizens against supporting the group. This decision came in response…











