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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, it dropped four bombs on the Vatican. The attack did not cause any casualties for injuries, but did cause damage to some of the Vatican’s buildings and infrastructure. To this day, it is still unclear who orchestrated the bombing of the Vatican and why.
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On this day – November 9th, 1938
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On this day – November 9th, 1938
On this day, November 9th, 1938, Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, began. This violent event, orchestrated by the Nazi party, targeted Jewish businesses and synagogues for a period of about 48 hours. The result was the complete destruction of many of these businesses and synagogues, and even 91 deaths.
