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Louis XVI of France is executed by the guillotine in Paris, following his conviction for high treason in 1793. Louis XVI took the throne of […]

The United States Senate approved the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor in 1887 in the Reciprocity Agreement. After discovering Hawaii, governments wanted to use […]

The United States Masons approved the first black member Mason Lodge in 1871, in New Jersey. Just after the civil war, several now freed black […]

Captain James Cook stumbled over Sandwich Islands in 1778. James Cook spent most of his life at sea. He started at the bottom of the […]

Andrew Smith Hallidie patented the first cable car in the US in 1871. Born in London and named Andrew Smith, he grew up learning about […]

Ivan IV the Terrible crowned himself first Tsar of Russia in 1547 at the age of 17. The first Tsar of Russia had a troubled […]

John Hetherington of London wore the first top hat in 1797. We all know the look of a top hat. They have been popular formal […]

In 1129 the Roman Catholic Church formally approved the Order of Templars at the Council of Troyes. By 1129, the Order of Templars had been […]

In 1404, King Henry IV passed the Act Against Multipliers forbidding alchemists to use their knowledge to create precious metals. What if you could change […]

In 1948, Mahatma Gandhi began his final fast. Born in 1869, he began life as the youngest son of the fourth wife of his father. […]