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On this day: Ground was Broken for The Pentagon
Mid way through WWII, on this day in 1941, ground was broken for the Pentagon, the headquarters for the US Department of Defense. Thirteen years ago it was targeted as part of the 9/11 attacks and a section of the…
On this day: The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Was Consecrated
On this day in 1990, the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) was consecrated by Pope John Paul II. The largest Church in Africa (and maybe the world, depending what criteria you look at) has…
On this day: Toulouse-Lautrec Died
On September 1, 1901, French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec died at the age of 36. Despite health problems throughout his short life, he took to a bohemian Paris lifestyle easily, and captured the city's late-19th century life in all its…
On this day: First Football League Games
Saturday afternoons were never the same after September 8, 1888, when the first games were played amongst the twelve teams in England's new Football League. Among the teams, all from the midlands and north-west, Preston North End beat Burnley 5-2,…
On this day: Russian Beard Tax
Three hundred and sixteen years ago, Emperor Peter I of Russia was in an ongoing battle with the Slavic elites about modernising the country and making it more 'European'. One casualty of this campaign was … the traditional long beard!…
On this day: Google was Incorporated
Google (a company that you may have heard us mention on this site) was formally incorporated on this day in 1998, making the transition from Sergey Brin and Larry Page's research project to an official business. (Although many people prefer…
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