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    ❓ NEW : Vampires may not exist, but the bloodthirst of Vlad the Impaler was very real to all who opposed him.

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    in 1937, the German dirigible Hindenburg—the largest rigid airship ever constructed—burst into flames and was destroyed, killing 36 of the 97 aboard —

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    Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis (and Britannica contributor), was in 1856 —

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  4. 6. Mai

    If it's not Mexico's independence day, what does celebrate?

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    Alan Shepard, Jr., made a 15-minute suborbital flight in the Freedom 7 spacecraft in 1961, becoming the first U.S. astronaut to travel to space —

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    Danish religious philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, regarded as the founder of existentialist philosophy, was in Copenhagen.

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    in 1862, Mexico repelled the French forces of Napoleon III at the Battle of Puebla, a victory that became a symbol of resistance to foreign domination and is now celebrated as a national holiday, .

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    : While Vikings don’t exactly have a reputation for being cuddly, their travel companions do.

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    These eight birds can’t fly, but you should probably envy them anyway.

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    Violence between police and labor protesters erupted in the 1886 Chicago Haymarket Riot, dramatizing the labour movement's struggle for recognition in the United States —

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    Whether you need a refresher before another viewing of or want to brush up on a storyline for , our superhero directory is here to save the day —

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    The site of the Kent State shootings, showing the path followed by the Ohio National Guard as it attempted to disperse the protest demonstration on May 4, 1970, and the location of key events in the incident. —

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    on this Star Wars challenge.

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    in 1970, an anti-Vietnam War demonstration at Kent State University turned deadly when the Ohio National Guard shot four unarmed students and wounded nine others, further turning public opinion against the war.

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    Known for her radiant beauty and style, her ability to project an air of sophistication tempered by a charming innocence, and her tireless efforts to aid children in need, actress Audrey Hepburn was in 1929 —

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    : Because the second planet rotates the opposite direction from the other planets, one Venus day lasts 243 Earth days, while its year takes only 225. —

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    What ever happened to the ghost planets, those worlds that never existed or once were but are no longer?

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    The notion that the press should be free could have emerged only after the press itself had become commonplace.

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    One of the principal inspirations for the folk revival of the 1960s, singer Pete Seeger was 100 years ago —

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    The U.S. purchased the 828,000-square-mile Louisiana Territory from France at the bargain rate of less than three cents per acre in 1803.

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