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In what becomes known as the “Mission Accomplished” speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President George W. Bush…
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Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide in the Führerbunker while the invading Red Army raise the Soviet flag over…
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley Jr.; three others…
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A history of interventionism by western powers post World War II: December 2, 1950: Premier of the Democratic People’s Republic…
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A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four…
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Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic. ㅤThe Zanzibar Revolution began on…
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The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy, predecessor of the United States Navy. ㅤEstablished on October 13, 1775, by the…
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The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground, starting the longest war…
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The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I’s victory over Maxentius at the…
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Commencement of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, with the execution of Operation Neptune—commonly referred to as D-Day—the largest…
Paul M. Krueger 