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Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant surrenders New Amsterdam, the capital of New Netherland, to an English naval squadron under Colonel
September 8, 2013
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Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant surrenders New Amsterdam, the capital of New Netherland, to an English naval squadron under Colonel
On this day in 1997, an estimated 2.5 billion people around the globe tune in to television broadcasts of
For almost 30 years he had fought the whites who invaded his homeland, but Geronimo, the wiliest and most
At 4:45 a.m., some 1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory. Simultaneously,
Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, takes her life following the defeat of
On this day in 1945, an official announcement of Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allies is made public to
On this day in 1965, Joanne Rowling, better known the world over as J.K. Rowling, the author and creator
On this day in 1973, the actor and martial-arts expert Bruce Lee dies in Los Angeles at age 32
Five copper coins and a nearly 70-year-old map with an “X” might lead to a discovery that could rewrite
All resistance in the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw ended after 28 days of fighting. In his operational report, the
Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant surrenders New Amsterdam, the capital of New Netherland, to an English naval squadron under Colonel
On this day in 1997, an estimated 2.5 billion people around the globe tune in to television broadcasts of
For almost 30 years he had fought the whites who invaded his homeland, but Geronimo, the wiliest and most
At 4:45 a.m., some 1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory. Simultaneously,
Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, takes her life following the defeat of
On this day in 1945, an official announcement of Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allies is made public to
On this day in 1965, Joanne Rowling, better known the world over as J.K. Rowling, the author and creator
On this day in 1973, the actor and martial-arts expert Bruce Lee dies in Los Angeles at age 32
Five copper coins and a nearly 70-year-old map with an “X” might lead to a discovery that could rewrite
All resistance in the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw ended after 28 days of fighting. In his operational report, the
