On this day in 20216: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was impeached
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been removed from office after the Senate voted to impeach her on charges of manipulating...
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On this day in 1833: Slavery abolished in the British Empire marked turning point for Caribbean and Africa
On 28 August 1833, the British Parliament’s Slavery Abolition Act received Royal Assent, officially ending the legal institution of slavery...
On this day in1883: Krakatau eruption devastates Indonesia and alters global climate
On 27 August 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatau, located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, erupted with...
On this day in 1883: Treaty of Huế cements French protectorate in Vietnam
On 25 August 1883, the Treaty of Huế was signed between France and the Nguyễn dynasty, establishing a French protectorate...
On this day in 1991:
On 24 August 1991, Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, declared independence from the collapsing Soviet Union. The act marked a...
On this day in 1927: Sacco and Vanzetti executions spark global protests
On 23 August 1927, Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Massachusetts after a controversial trial that...
On this day in 1968: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia
On 21 August 1968, forces from the Soviet Union and four Warsaw Pact allies invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the reform...
On this day in 1991: Latvia declares independence from the Soviet Union
Latvia has formally declared its independence from the Soviet Union, marking a pivotal moment in the Baltic state’s pursuit of...
On this day in 1940: Leon Trotsky was assassinated by a Stalinist agent in Mexico.
Leon Trotsky remains one of the most influential and controversial figures of the 20th century, remembered as a driving force...
On this day in 1934: Some 90 percent of German voters approved a referendum that made Adolf Hitler “Führer und Reichskanzler”
An overwhelming majority of German voters in 1934 approved a referendum that officially merged the offices of President and Chancellor,...
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