On July 19, 64, the inhabitants of the Eternal City found themselves caught in an inferno. The fire allegedly started sometime in the middle of the previous night in the bustling commercial district near the Circus Maximus and quickly spread due to strong winds…
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On July 18, 2013, the city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, marking the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. The filing was submitted by Kevyn Orr, the city’s state-appointed emergency manager, to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of…
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Les Horribles Cernettes (LHC) are not just known for their music but also for their role in the history of the internet. A picture of this all-female parody pop group, posted on July 18, 1992, became one of the first images to be uploaded…
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On July 18, 1976, at only 14 years old, Nadia Comăneci did something no other gymnast had ever done before: she scored a perfect 10. “The incredible milestone happened at the 1976 Montréal games, and it was really just the start of an illustrious…
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In the midst of the First World War—a conflict that had engulfed the globe and pitted empires against each other—King George V of the United Kingdom took a decisive step to distance the British monarchy from its German roots. On July 17, 1917, he…
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The execution of Tsar Nicholas II on July 17, 1918, changed the course of history, symbolizing the definitive end of the Romanov dynasty and the old imperial order in Russia and ushering in the Soviet Union. The event, shrouded in mystery and controversy, occurred…
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On July 17, 1945, the three leaders of the Allies met in Potsdam, Germany, to discuss the post-war landscape, especially in Europe and Germany. Gathered around the table were three powerful leaders: Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and newly inaugurated…
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On July 16, 1861, at the direction of President Abraham Lincoln, thousands of Union soldiers crossed the Potomac River and began a grueling 25-mile march toward Manassas Junction, Virginia. The operation, undertaken with the hopes of swiftly crushing the Confederate rebellion, would culminate just…
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The Trinity Test, conducted on July 16, 1945, marked a pivotal moment in history as the world’s first detonation of a nuclear weapon. This event was a culmination of intense scientific and military efforts under the Manhattan Project, which aimed to develop an atomic…
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On July 16, 1054, Christendom split in two. On that day, National Geographic explains, “Patriarch of Constantinople Michael Cerularius was excommunicated from the Christian church based in Rome, Italy. Cerularius’s excommunication was a breaking point in long-rising tensions between the Roman church based in Rome…
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