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ON THIS DAY: Klimt’s “Portrait of Fräulein Lieser” sells for €30 million (2024)

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A long-lost masterpiece by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Fräulein Lieser, made global headlines in 2024 after it sold for a record €30...

ON THIS DAY: Works begin on the Isthmus of Corinth (1882)

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On this day, 23 April 1882, work officially began on the excavation of the Isthmus of Corinth, one of the most ambitious engineering undertakings...

ON THIS DAY: Paris Agreement climate treaty signed (2016)

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Global climate pact signed by 170+ nations On this day in 2016, more than 170 countries signed the historic Paris Agreement, a landmark global effort to...

ON THIS DAY: The Greek military junta seizes power (1967)

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On 21 April 1967, a group of right-wing army officers staged a military coup in Greece, overthrowing the elected government in a swift and...

ON THIS DAY: The Curies isolate radioactive radium (1902)

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Curie couple isolate radium chloride On this day in 1902, Marie Curie and Pierre Curie successfully isolated radium chloride, marking a major milestone in the study of radioactivity. After years...
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