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{{*mp}} [[1639]] - Already two years old but usually called simply "the New College", [[Harvard College]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]] was named after its first principal donor, [[John Harvard (clergyman)|John Harvard]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1639]] - Already two years old but usually called simply "the New College", [[Harvard College]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]] was named after its first principal donor, [[John Harvard (clergyman)|John Harvard]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1781]] - [[William Herschel]] |
{{*mp}} [[1781]] - [[William Herschel]] discovered the [[planet]] '''[[Uranus]]''', thinking it was a [[comet]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1881]] - [[Tsar]] '''[[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]]''' of [[Russian Empire|Russia]] was [[assassination|assassinated]] in a [[Nihilist movement|Nihilist]] plot by [[Ignacy Hryniewiecki]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1881]] - [[Tsar]] '''[[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]]''' of [[Russian Empire|Russia]] was [[assassination|assassinated]] in a [[Nihilist movement|Nihilist]] plot by [[Ignacy Hryniewiecki]] ''(pictured)''. |
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{{*mp}} [[1921]] - [[Mongolia]], under '''[[Roman Ungern von Sternberg]]''', proclaimed its [[independence]] from [[China]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1921]] - [[Mongolia]], under '''[[Roman Ungern von Sternberg]]''', proclaimed its [[independence]] from [[China]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1954]] - [[Viet Minh]] forces under [[Vo Nguyen Giap]] unleashed a massive [[artillery]] barrage on the [[Military of France|French military]] to begin the '''[[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]]''', the final [[battle]] in the [[First Indochina War]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1954]] - [[Viet Minh]] forces under [[Vo Nguyen Giap]] unleashed a massive [[artillery]] barrage on the [[Military of France|French military]] to begin the '''[[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]]''', the final [[battle]] in the [[First Indochina War]]. |
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Revision as of 16:25, 15 March 2007
- 1781 - William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus, thinking it was a comet.
- 1881 - Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated in a Nihilist plot by Ignacy Hryniewiecki (pictured).
- 1921 - Mongolia, under Roman Ungern von Sternberg, proclaimed its independence from China.
- 1954 - Viet Minh forces under Vo Nguyen Giap unleashed a massive artillery barrage on the French military to begin the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the final battle in the First Indochina War.
- 1996 - Dunblane massacre: A spree killer in Dunblane, Scotland shot 16 children and a teacher at a primary school to their death and then committed suicide.
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