Tag: military
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October 03, 2006 06:02 PM EDT --
This Day in History --
1990: Germany reunified
After four decades of Cold War division and with pressure from the German chancellor Helmut Kohl, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to a unified Germany . . . more
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October 06, 2006 03:14 PM EDT --
This Day in History --
2000:Near Sakaiminato, Japan, an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck, the most powerful earthquake since the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, but damage and casualties . . . more
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October 11, 2006 07:37 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt, born this day in 1884, was a United Nations diplomat, a humanitarian, the wife (and distant cousin) of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and, . . . more
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October 23, 2006 06:47 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Pelé
Born this day in Brazil in 1940, Pelé became the most famous football(soccer) player in the sport's history, and, by the time of his retirement in 1977, he . . . more
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October 05, 2006 06:32 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Václav Havel
Czech writer and dissident Václav Havel, born this day in 1936, was known for his absurdist depiction of bureaucratic routines and later served as president . . . more
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October 20, 2006 11:00 AM EDT --
This Day in History – October 20
1973: During the ongoing Watergate investigation, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox, prompting the resignations . . . more
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October 17, 2006 01:52 PM EDT --
This Day in History – October 17
1979: Mother Teresa awarded Nobel Prize
On this day in 1979, Mother Teresa, founder of a Roman Catholic order of women dedicated to the poor and particularly to . . . more
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November 13, 2006 06:14 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 13
2001: Kabul captured by Northern Alliance
On this day in 2001, on the heels of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan prompted by the deadly terrorist attacks . . . more
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September 19, 2006 06:42 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day - Sir William Golding
English novelist Sir William Golding, born this day in 1911, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983 for his parables of the human condition, most notably . . . more
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September 14, 2006 10:35 AM EDT --
Biography of the Day
Dante
Italian poet and philosopher Dante, best known for the epic poem The Divine Comedy—considered one of the world's great works of literature and divided into Hell (Inferno), . . . more
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September 20, 2006 12:08 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day - Upton Sinclair
American novelist Upton Sinclair, born this day in 1878, wrote The Jungle (1906), a landmark work that aroused indignation at impurities in processed meats and helped . . . more
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September 15, 2006 12:06 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day - Agatha Christie
English novelist and playwright Agatha Christie, born this day in 1890, was a master of the detective story whose books have sold more than 100 million copies and . . . more
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September 18, 2006 03:03 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day- Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, born this day in 1709, was renowned for his A Dictionary of the English Language (1755) and his critical edition of Shakespeare's works and is . . . more
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September 25, 2006 04:18 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- William Faulkner
American novelist and short-story writer William Faulkner, considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, was born this day in Mississippi in 1897 . . . more
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November 20, 2006 11:05 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 20
1910: Mexican Revolution launched by Francisco Madero
On this day in 1910, Francisco Maderolaunched a failed revolt that nonetheless sparked the Mexican Revolution . . . more
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