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May 19, 2025
Battle of Flanders
The Battle of Flanders, fought during World War I from April to November 1917, comprised a series of engagements between the Allies and German forces in Flanders, Belgium. Key battles included Passchendaele, marked by trench warfare and heavy casualties. This campaign aimed to secure the Belgian coast and disrupt German supply lines but ultimately resulted in a costly stalemate.
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October 5, 2020
Telephone History: Direct-Dial Service Goes Nationwide
On November 10th, 1951 the first direct dial long-distance telephone call took place between the Mayors of Englewood, New Jersey and Alameda, California.
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October 2, 2020
Rape of Nanking: Massacre of the Sino-Japanese War
In December 1937, Japanese forces had overthrown Nanking, the Republic of China’s capital. Japanese leaders encouraged rape, murder, torture, theft and arson, because Chinese soldiers dressed as civilians to blend in.
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October 1, 2020
Flight 629: United Airlines Crash of 1955
On November 1st, 1955, the regularly scheduled flight 629 from Denver to Portland was destroyed by a time bomb, stowed by a passenger’s estranged son, taking the lives of 44 innocent bystanders.
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September 30, 2020
Valentina Tereshkova: First Woman in Space
With no ambitions of space, Valentina Tereshkova was recruited in the first female soviet cosmonaut program. On June 16, 1963 she became the first woman in space.
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September 29, 2020
Louis Zamperini
A smoker from the age of 5, olympic running was an unlikely path for Louis Zamperini. Unfortunately, too was surviving a plane crash, 47 days at sea, and war camps, but these were real scenarios for Louis.
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September 28, 2020
Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin
On September 28, 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic penicillin while conducting a series of experiments involving staphylococcal bacteria.
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September 25, 2020
The Placebo Effect
When a successful treatment of a patient’s diagnosis cannot be attributed to the method of treatment itself, but the patient’s belief in its healing properties.
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