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Today in 2001, 24 years ago: Sweden assumes the rotating presidency of the European Union.

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Today in 1987, 38 years ago: The Isleta Pueblo tribe elect Verna Williamson to be their first female governor.

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Today in 1918, 107 years ago: in Hollywood, British actor Charles Chaplin opens his own film studios.

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„Gottes Zeit in meinen Händen“

Erzbischof Dr. Udo Markus Bentz ruft zu Hoffnung und Vertrauen auf / Paderborner Erzbischof feiert Jahresabschlussgottesdienst 2024 und spendet Eucharistischen Segen für das neue Jahr 2025

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Today in 1900, 125 years ago: the British government sends soldiers against the emir of Nigeria, after he offered a reward for each "British head" that was given to him. On the same day, Nigeria becomes a British protectorate, with Frederick Lugard as governor general.

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Today in 1880, 145 years ago: in Panama, Ferdinand de Lesseps begins the construction of the transoceanic canal.

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Today in 1903, 122 years ago: in the city of Delhi (India), the British King Edward VII is crowned emperor in the midst of imposing ceremonies.

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Today in 1527, 498 years ago: Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I, Archduke of Austria as King of Croatia in the 1527 election in Cetin.

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Today in 1806, 219 years ago: in France, Napoleon I repealed the Republican calendar and restored the Gregorian one.

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Today in 1973, 52 years ago: In Mexico, the five-day workweek for state workers comes into force.​

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Today in 1788, 237 years ago: The first edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.

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Today in 1965, 60 years ago: in Spain, the dictator Franco lifts the ban on the reading of the Gospel in Spanish.

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Today in 1914, 111 years ago: The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.

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Today in 2014, 11 years ago: Latvia adopts the euro as its official currency.

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Today in 1960, 65 years ago: the La Salle Museum was founded in Costa Rica.

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Today in 1861, 164 years ago: Liberal forces supporting Benito Juárez enter Mexico City.

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Today in 1938, 87 years ago: in Brazil, President Getúlio Vargas begins the Estado Novo, with a fascist tendency.

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Today in 1929, 96 years ago: The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver.

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Today in 2008, 17 years ago: in Venezuela, the strong bolivar (Bs. F.) is introduced as a new legal tender.

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Today in 1935, 90 years ago: in Japan, Mokichi Okada (Meishu-Sama), creator of Johrei, founded the Sekai kyusei kyo movement.

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Today in 1939, 86 years ago: in Spain it becomes a duty for all young women under the age of 25 to complete the compulsory work service for one year.

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Today in 1841, 184 years ago: the first president of the Republic, General Francisco Ferrera, takes office in Honduras.

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Today in 1959, 66 years ago: Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces.

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Today in 1900, 125 years ago: in the Belgian colony of Congo, the natives massacre a fort and devour the survivors.

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Gemeinsam allein sein auf dem heiligen Berg des Sauerlandes

Erzbistumskalender 2025: Der Wilzenberg bei Schmallenberg-Grafschaft ist vieles zugleich: archäologischer Fundort, Wallfahrtsstätte, Wanderziel und Seelenort

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Today in 1860, 165 years ago: Spanish victory in the Battle of Castillejos.

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Today in 1527, 498 years ago: in the parliament of Cetin, Croatian aristocrats elect Ferdinand I of Habsburg as king.

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Today in 2011, 14 years ago: Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country.

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Today in 2001, 24 years ago: Greece adopts the Euro, becoming the 12th Eurozone country.

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Today in 2008, 17 years ago: Slovenia assumes, for the first time in its history, the semi-annual presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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Today in 1791, 234 years ago: the first issue of the Peruvian Mercury was published in Lima (Peru).

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Today in 1722, 303 years ago: the Gaceta de México, the first newspaper in Latin America, is published.

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Today in 1985, 40 years ago: The first British mobile phone call is made by Michael Harrison to his father Sir Ernest Harrison, chairman of Vodafone.

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Today in 1739, 286 years ago: Bouvet Island, the world's remotest island, is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.

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Today in 1900, 125 years ago: in Spain a new article of the Criminal Code is approved to legally combat Catalan, Basque and other nationalisms that are beginning to break into the Spanish political scene.

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Today in 2010, 15 years ago: A suicide car bomber detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100 more.

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Today in 1984, 41 years ago: Brunei gains its definitive independence.

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