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Category |
Date |
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151 |
The Defenestration of Prague occured when some Catholic nobles were shoved out of a window and onto a pile of manure; it also signaled the start of the Bohemian Phase of the Thirty Years' War. |
History > European |
12/30/08 |
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152 |
The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre took place from August 24 to August 30 in 1572; the massacre began during the wedding of Margaret de Valois and the future King Henry IV. |
History > European |
12/29/08 |
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153 |
Michael Romanov was the first tsar in a dynasty that would rule Russia for 300 years. |
History > European |
12/29/08 |
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154 |
Sir Isaac Newton is considered the Father of Calculus. |
History > European |
12/28/08 |
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155 |
Nicholas Copernicus was a Polish scientist who wrote "On the Revolution of Heavenly Bodies", but didn't publish it until 1543 for fear of angering the Catholic Church. |
History > European |
12/28/08 |
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156 |
Peter the Great's palace, Peterhof, was modeled after Louis XIV's Versailles. |
History > European |
12/27/08 |
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157 |
The Index of Prohibited Books was a list of books that went against the views of the Catholic Church. |
History > European |
12/26/08 |
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158 |
The South Sea Company was developed by Queen Anne to handle the trade of all the English colonies. |
History > European |
12/24/08 |
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159 |
The volumes of the "Encyclopedia" were edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. |
History > European |
12/23/08 |
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160 |
The United States Mint was established in 1792 in Philadelphia. |
History > United States |
12/23/08 |
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161 |
Colorado was the 38th state to join the union. |
History > United States |
12/22/08 |
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162 |
Immanuel Kant wrote "The Critique of Pure Reason", which specifies the conditions for scientific, mathematical, and metaphysical knowledge. |
History > European |
12/20/08 |
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163 |
Vermont was the first state admitted to the United States after the original 13 colonies became states. |
History > United States |
12/16/08 |
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164 |
Pennsylvania became a state on December 12, 1787. |
History > United States |
12/14/08 |
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165 |
Virginia became a state on June 25, 1788. |
History > United States |
12/14/08 |
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