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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 256 |
The President pro tempore of the Senate is third in the line of presidential succession. |
History > United States |
07/26/08 |
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| 257 |
Germany was reunified when the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) joined the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) on 3 October 1990. |
History > Famous Dates |
07/09/08 |
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| 258 |
World War 1 officially ended on November 11th, 1918. |
History > War |
07/09/08 |
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| 259 |
The unit name of the German air units participating in the Spanish Civil War was the Condor Legion. |
History > War |
07/07/08 |
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| 260 |
The Luftwaffe, Germany's WWII Air Force, received intensive combat training during the Spanish Civil War |
History > European |
07/06/08 |
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| 261 |
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28, 1914. |
History |
07/03/08 |
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| 262 |
The Ross Rifle was developed by Sir Charles Ross for use in World War I by Canadian troops. |
History > War |
06/27/08 |
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| 263 |
Ivy Mike was the first hydrogen bomb test on November 1st, 1952. |
History |
06/27/08 |
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| 264 |
World War II started with Germany invading Poland. |
History |
06/26/08 |
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| 265 |
Adolf Hitler died on April 30, 1945 in Berlin, Germany. |
History |
06/25/08 |
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| 266 |
Operation Barbarossa was the Nazi's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. |
History > War |
06/24/08 |
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| 267 |
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775. |
History > Famous Dates |
06/23/08 |
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| 268 |
The principle of judicial review was established in the United States Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison. |
History > United States |
06/17/08 |
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| 269 |
The two front-runners (top two contenders) in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries were Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. |
History > United States |
06/17/08 |
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| 270 |
The Underground Railroad was a system of escape routes to the north. |
History > United States |
06/16/08 |
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