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May 19th

Lawrence of Arabia Dies Amid Shadows of Doubt

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On this day in 1935, Colonel T.E. Lawrence—widely known as Lawrence of Arabia—died at Bovington Camp in Dorset, England, from injuries sustained in a...
May 19th

The Death of the First False Dmitry

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The pretender Dmitry Ivanovich—known as the first False Dmitry—was killed in Moscow on this day in 1606. He had claimed to be the son of...
Apr 4th

NATO: From a Military Alliance to a Political Power Bloc

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization — better known as NATO — is one of the world’s most prominent military alliances. It was formed on...
Mar 8th

The Day Taiwan Was Targeted

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On this day in 1996 and in a dramatic show of force, China launched two M-9 ground-to-ground missiles that landed off Taiwan’s shores, aiming to...
Feb 14th

The Day Salman Rushdie Was Forced Into Hiding

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The British author of Indian origin, Salman Rushdie, was declared an outlaw on this day in 1989, by a decree (fatwa) issued by Iran’s Supreme...
Jan 13th

Greek Nationalists Declare Independence from the Ottoman Empire

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Greek nationalists declared independence from the Ottoman Empire on this day in 1822 (Gregorian)— a date corresponding to 1 January 1822 in the Julian calendar used at the...
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