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Updated: Jan 11, 2025


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Abdelrahman Salama

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November 3, 2024, 14:10

3 Nov, 1957 - Soviet Union Launches A dog Into Space

The Soviet Union launches the first animal into space—a dog name Laika—aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. Laika, part Siberian husky, lived as a stray on the Moscow streets before being enlisted into the Soviet space program.

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November 2, 2024, 14:20

2 Nov, 1755 - Marie Antoinette Born

Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna on this day in 1755. She was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa. She married the future King of France Louis XVI which was celebrated in the Royal Chapel at Versailles on 16 May 1770; one of the principal architects of the reconciliation between France and Austria.

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November 2, 2024, 14:15

2 Nov, 1930 - Haile Selassie Crowned As Emperor

Born Tafari Makonnen, he served as regent for Zauditu from 1916 to 1930. After Zauditu's death, he was crowned emperor of Ethiopia on November 2, 1930, and took the name Haile Selassie I (“Might of the Trinity”).

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November 2, 2024, 14:15

2 Nov, 1976 - Jimmy Carter Elected 39th U.S. President

Jimmy Carter, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002 and Democratic former governor of Georgia, was elected 39th president of the United States this day in 1976, narrowly defeating Republican Gerald R. Ford.

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November 1, 2024, 14:05

1 Nov, 1512 - Sistine Chapel Ceiling

For the first time, the general public was able to view Michelangelo's fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Palace; the artwork is among the greatest achievements in Western painting.

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November 1, 2024, 14:01

1 Nov, 996 - Bavarian Bishopric Of Freising

Holy Roman Emperor Otto III granted the Bavarian bishopric of Freising 30 “royal hides,” or about 8 square km (2,000 acres), of land in a deed that contained the first recorded use of the name Ostarrîchi, from which the name Austria is derived.

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November 1, 2024, 14:00

1 Nov, 1997 - Titanic's First Public Screening

James Cameron's Titanic, a drama about the doomed ocean liner, had its first public screening at the Tokyo International Film Festival; the movie would become one of the highest grossing of all time, and it made Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet international stars.

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November 1, 2024, 14:00

1 Nov, 1993 - European Union Goes Into Effect

The Maastricht Treaty comes into effect, formally establishing the European Union (EU). The treaty was drafted in 1991 by delegates from the European Community meeting at Maastricht in the Netherlands and signed in 1992.

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October 31, 2024, 15:55

31 Oct, 1941- Mount Rushmore

After nearly 15 years of work, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota was completed; the colossal sculpture features the heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

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October 31, 2024, 15:55

31 Oct, 1922 - Benito Mussolini Becomes Prime Minister Of Italy

Benito Mussolini became prime minister of Italy; he was the first of Europe's fascist dictators in the 20th century.

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