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26.10.09. 16:25h
NEW KING OF GREAT BRITAIN

On an English-speaking Hannover house heir

Throned as the third in a line, coming from the known parentage, George III was the first king of his parentage being born in England

14.10.09. 21:11h
LOST BATTLE

English royal ancestry virtually eradicated

Defeat in the great battle as a turning point in the history of England. English society and aristocracy soon to experience radical changes

A woman prays in front of a cenotaph for the victims of the the U.S. 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima
06.08.09. 13:57h
REMEMBERING VICTIMS

PHOTO: Only One Bomb Took 140,000 Lives

In August 1945 the atomic bomb was used for the first time. The Japanese towns of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed.

Nikola Tesla
11.07.09. 14:42h
THE GREAT INVENTOR

Tesla And Dove Loved Each Other Like Man And Woman

One of the greatest minds in history allegedly invented the teleporter, the death ray and the earthquake machine and he loved a lovely dove.

RMS Titanic
10.04.09. 09:20h
HISTORIC TRAGEDY

Titanic Begins Her First And Last Voyage

The Titanic sailed out of the Southampton Harbour on April 10, 1912. She sank on April 15 with 1,517 souls.

Pope John Paul II
02.04.09. 12:01h
PEACEMAKER AND TRAVELLER

Pope John Paul II Left Us 4 Years Ago

Pope John Paul II advocated interreligious dialogue, women’s rights, apologised for chirch crimes, and visited 130 countries.

Earth
29.03.09. 08:43h
MARCH 29

This Day in History

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 29th since 1900.

A wax figure of Adolf Hitler is pictured in a mock bunker at the German 'Madame Tussauds' in Berlin
27.02.09. 12:22h
THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Reichstag Burned Down, Hitler Begins His Rise

Communists were blamed for the fire and their persecution started when Hitler was given greater authorisations.

Steve Jobs
24.02.09. 10:20h
THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Great Computer Visionary Steve Jobs Was Born

After being away from Apple for 12 years, he returned in 1997 and turned the company into Microsoft`s great rival.

Fidel Castro
16.02.09. 09:42h
THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Fidel Castro Becomes Cuban Premier in 1959

The great revolutionist, communist and long-time leader of Cuba, started his ascent towards being leader on this day in history.

Galileo Galilei
15.02.09. 14:50h
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 02 15

Father Of Modern Astronomy Galileo Galilei Born

Galileo, forced to forsake his theories by the Vatican, spent his entire life looking at the stars and went blind before his death.

Charles Darwin
12.02.09. 12:04h
THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Charles Darwin Born, Father of Darwinism

Darwin’s work during the century was most disputed by the Church, because it excluded God from man’s evolution.

17.01.09. 14:25h Infamous Mafia Head Al Capone Born Big Al, as he was called, started and finished his career as a 12 year old. Syphilis pulled his mind down to that level before death.
26.12.08. 21:32h Reuters Historical Calendar - January 2 1955 - Panamanian President Jose Antonio Remon was machine-gunned while attending the Franco Race track in Panama City.
18.12.08. 21:07h Plane Above Lockerbie Bombed 20 Years Ago As the plane above the Scottish city was bombed, 243 passengers and 16 crew members were killed, 180 of whom were Americans.
07.11.08. 08:42h Hillary Clinton Elected ‘First Lady’ in Senate Hillary withdrew from the presidential race in 2004 so she could serve her whole mandate in the Senate.
21.10.08. 07:49h Student Gives Houdini Deadly Blow The student hit the magician at his own request in the stomach, but Houdini did not realise the blow would be fatal to him.
15.10.08. 08:46h German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche Born Decadence has been ruling the world since Socrates, Nietzsche believed and it will stop once the powerful and courageous superhuman appears.

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