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May 5, 2026
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, launched on June 22, 1941. It marked the largest military operation in history and aimed to conquer the western Soviet Union. Initially successful, the campaign ultimately faltered due to harsh weather, logistical challenges, and fierce Soviet resistance, leading to a turning point in World War II.
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August 27, 2020
The Panama Canal
Between French and American efforts it took 33 years to complete the Panama Canal. There were 500 deaths per mile of manmade waterway.
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August 26, 2020
Stealing the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre Museum in 1911, where the painting hung in relative obscurity in a backwater wing of the museum. Picasso was accused, Napoleon was accused, but Vincenzo Perugia was caught for stealing the mona lisa.
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August 25, 2020
Liberation of Paris
The liberation of Paris after the D-Day invasion at Normandy took place on August 25th, 1944. Vive Paris. Vive de Gaulle. Vive La France.
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August 24, 2020
Oakland Hills Fire of 1991
The Oakland Firestorm of 1991 burned down 2,843 single-family homes and 437 apartment and condominium units.
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August 21, 2020
Wine Windows of Italy Make a COVID-19 Comeback
Plagues as early as the 14th century prompted merchants in Italy to install wine windows to protect buyers and sellers. COVID-19 brought the windows back in service.
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August 20, 2020
The Gilded Age
The American Gilded Age, a time when industrialist robber barons controlled the money, while the majority of Americans worked long hours for little pay.
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August 19, 2020
Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
The construction of the Nazi’s Atlantic Wall was a network of fortifications that spanned 2,000 miles of Atlantic coastline in Western Europe.
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