History
On this day in 2022: Footballer Pelé dies at age 82
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, widely known as Pelé, is a name synonymous with football greatness. Born on October 23, 1940,...
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On this day in 1952: A lethal smog began blanketing London, causing thousands of deaths
In December 1952, London was plunged into darkness, not by the absence of sunlight, but by a lethal blanket of...
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On this day in 1154: Adrian IV was elected pope, becoming the only Englishman to occupy the papal throne
Adrian IV, born Nicholas Breakspear, holds the unique distinction of being the only Englishman to ascend to the papal throne....
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On this day in 1947: Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire premiered on Broadway, starring Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter, and Marlon Brando
"A Streetcar Named Desire," directed by Elia Kazan and based on Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, stands as a cinematic...
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On this day in 2001: Following revelations of massive accounting fraud – Enron filed for bankruptcy protection
In 2001, one of the largest and most respected corporations in the United States faced a spectacular downfall that would...
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On this day in 1955: Rosa Parks’s refusal to relinquish her bus seat
On December 1, 1955, a quiet act of defiance on a Montgomery, Alabama bus would spark a revolution in the...
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On this day in 1999: Exxon and Mobil formally merged, becoming ExxonMobil
In the late 1990s, two giants in the oil and gas industry, Exxon and Mobil, embarked on a historic journey...
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On this day in 1963: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy
Chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren, the commission comprised seven members, including prominent figures such as Senators Richard Russell and...
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On this day in 1820: German philosopher Friedrich Engels, coauthor with Karl Marx of The Communist Manifesto, was born
Friedrich Engels, born on November 28, 1820, was a German philosopher, social scientist, and revolutionary thinker whose collaborative work with...
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On this day in 2020: Argentine football star Diego Maradona died at the age of 60
Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, left an indelible mark on the...
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