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On This Day: Queen Elizabeth II died (2022)

On this day in 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, marking the end of Britain’s longest-ever reign and sparking an...

ON THIS DAY: The rise and fall of the West

History is full of turning points. Some mark the rise of nations, others the loss of their moral standing. And on 8 August, several...

ON THIS DAY: the start of WWI (1914)

On this day in 1914, the First World War began- a conflict unlike any before it, and one that reshaped the modern world. Austria‑Hungary’s declaration...

ON THIS DAY: first atomic bomb tested (1945)

On 16 July 1945, the world entered the atomic age. In the desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico, the United States detonated the first atomic bomb in history-...

ON THIS DAY: Bastille Day and the birth of the French Revolution (1789)

Historical turning point On 14 July 1789, Parisians stormed the Bastille – a medieval fortress and prison in the heart of Paris – in an...

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Enigmatic Jurassic reptile looks like a mix of snake and lizard

The fossil of a small reptile that inhabited Scotland...

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Taylor Swift's 12th studio album "The Life of a...
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