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ON THIS DAY: First tanks in warfare deployed by Britain (1916)

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British forces deploy tanks for the first time in warfare during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, part of the wider Battle of the Somme, on...

ON THIS DAY: Karl Marx publishes ‘Das Kapital’, reshaping political thought (1867)

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On 14 September 1867, the first volume of Karl Marx’s Das Kapital was published in Hamburg, the culmination of years of research into capitalism,...

ON THIS DAY: The September 11 attacks of 2001

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On 11 September 2001, the United States suffered the deadliest terrorist attack in its history, an event that killed nearly 3,000 people, destroyed New...

ON THIS DAY: Mike the Headless Chicken refuses to die (1945)

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On 10 September 1945, a farmer in Colorado attempted to kill a chicken for dinner. The chicken had other ideas. Mike the Headless Chicken survived...

ON THIS DAY: Michelangelo’s David unveiled in Florence (1504)

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On 8 September 1504, Michelangelo’s David was unveiled to the people of Florence, marking the public debut of one of the most celebrated masterpieces...
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