Saturday, February 23, 2013

Magna Carta Was Sealed by King John, on this day, in 1215

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Magna Carta , is an English legal charter, originally issued in the year 1215 by King John of England. It was written in Latin and is known...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

The Purchase of Alaska - This Day, in 1867

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The Alaska Purchase was the acquisition of the Alaska territory by the United States from Russia in 1867 by a treaty ratified by the Senate....
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Hollywood Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies

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Elizabeth Taylor (1932 – 2011) was considered one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age and a two-time winner of the ...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Mikhail Gorbachev, best known for Perestroika and Glasnost, was born this day in 1931

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Perestroika (reconstruction) was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with t...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

George Washington, the first president of the United States, was born this day in 1732

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George Washington (1732 – 1799) was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He le...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

James Joyce was born this day in 1882

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James Joyce (1882 – 1941) was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde...
Monday, January 24, 2011

Winston Churchill, known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the World War II, died this day in 1965

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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874 – 1965) was a British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom d...