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ON THIS DAY: Celebrating Europe Day and the Schuman Declaration (1950)

Every year on 9 May, we celebrate Europe Day, commemorating the signing of the 'Schuman Declaration' on 9 May 1950. The declaration was an...

ON THIS DAY: Celebrating Brahms (1833) and Tchaikovsky (1840)

On 7 May 1833, Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany, into a modest family. From an early age, his musical talent was evident,...

ON THIS DAY: Revolutionary philosopher Karl Marx is born (1818)

On 5 May 1818, Karl Marx, one of the most influential political philosophers in modern history, was born in Trier, then part of the...

ON THIS DAY: PIN technology is patented paving way for modern ATMs (1966)

On 2 May 1966, Scottish engineer James Goodfellow filed UK Patent No. 1,197,183, introducing the Personal Identification Number (PIN) system that revolutionised banking security...

ON THIS DAY: Adolf Hitler dies as Nazi Germany collapses (1945)

On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany, died by suicide in his bunker beneath the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, as...

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National Guard and French armed forces conduct joint training

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President sets ground conditions for Cyprus talks in meeting with Lacroix

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