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60 years ago "Dr. Strangelove" had premiere

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91 years ago the "Machtergreifung" happened 🙁

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1643: Abel Tasman command the first European ship, that reached the Fiji islands on February 6th.


60 years ago the Beatles had their famous television appearnace in the Ed Sullivan Show.

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James cook died 245 years ago.

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Madama Butterfly premieres in Milano 1904


The treaty of Westminster, giving Niuew Nederland to England was signed 350 years ago.

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70 years ago Castle Bravo (a hydrogen bomb) was exploded. With 15 MT it is stil the biggest nuclear explosion made by a test of the US military.

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Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event.

~ Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)

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25 years ago Stanley Kubrick died...

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10 years ago MH370 vanished, and is still not found.

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70 yeras ago the famous KGB was founded in the Sowjet union.

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Sun, Mar 17, 2024

This Sunday, March 17, is St. Patrick's Day While it may be an informal drinking holiday for many Americans, it is actually a national holiday in Ireland and a source of great pride.

-VR

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10 years ago the crimea was annected...

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Johannespassion von Joh. Seb. Bach uraufgeführt

(prmiere of the St. John's Passion by J.S. Bach)

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