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On this day in 1933: Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of the German Reich
On this day in 1933, Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany. This is a seminal and much-discussed…
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On this day in 1720: the Treaty of Stockholm
On this day in 1720, Sweden and Prussia signed the Treaty of Stockholm, ending the part these two played in…
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On this day in 1945: the Vistula-Oder Offensive
On this day in 1945, the Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Build-up to the Offensive The Soviet high command…
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On this day in 1942: Operation Winter Storm
On this day in 1942, German forces began Operation Winter Storm. This was meant to be an attempt at relieving…
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On this day in 216 B.C. : the battle of Cannae
On 2nd August 216 B.C., Hannibal won his greatest victory north of Cannae, a small city on top of a…
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On this day in 1741: the War of Austrian Succession
On this day in 1741, the War of Austrian Succession is begun in earnest, when Elector Charles Albert of Bavaria invaded…
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On this day in 1789: the storming of the Bastille
14th July, 1789 is a seminal day in recent Western history, for good reasons. The storming of the Bastille, the…
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On this day in 1585: the Treaty of Nemours
On this day in 1585, the Treaty of Nemours is signed between Catherine de’ Medici (Queen Mother of France), acting…
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On This Day in 1914: Franz Ferdinand’s assassination in Sarajevo
On this day in 1914, Archduke (and heir presumptive) Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie of Austria-Hungary are…
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On this day (June 24) in 217 B.C.
On this day in 217 B.C., the Romans are ambushed and defeated by Carthaginian commander Hannibal Barca at the Battle…
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