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ON THIS DAY: Germany invaded Poland (1939)

On 1 September 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, unleashing the Second World War. Adolf Hitler justified the attack with the staged “Gleiwitz incident,” a...

ON THIS DAY: “Mary Poppins” premieres in Los Angeles (1964)

On this day in 1964, Walt Disney’s enchanting musical film Mary Poppins made its grand debut at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California....

ON THIS DAY: Tennessee’s vote secured women’s suffrage (1920)

On this day in 1920, the US Constitution was changed forever as women's suffrage was secured, and it came down to the vote of...

ON THIS DAY: Alfred Hitchcock (1899) and Fidel Castro are born (1926)

1899 – Alfred Hitchcock is bornOn 13 August 1899, Alfred Hitchcock, the celebrated English filmmaker known as the “Master of Suspense”, was born in...

ON THIS DAY: The Kenteris–Thanou Olympic scandal (2004)

On 12 August 2004, just hours before the Athens Olympics opening ceremony, Greece’s two biggest athletics stars — Kostas Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou —...

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