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It's a battle that's recorded in history textbooks all over the globe, and one of the most decisive battles ever in European history. It began...
We usually don't tend to think of cities before the industrial revolution of the 19th and 20th centuries as any more than narrow streets, buildings stacked up o...
“I could but esteem this moment of my departure as among the most happy of my life.” - Meriwether Lewis
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Last time, on History's Badasses,...
During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, exploring was the thing to do. Europe was just now discovering that there were lands beyond their small stretch of...
1. 1969: James Earl Ray pleads Guilty to the murder of Martin Luther King Jr.
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On April 4th 1968 Martin Luther King Jr was stand...
1. 1959: Barbie is introduced to america at New York toy fair
Ruth Handler with 40th Anniversary Barbie in 1999PHOTO: DenverPost
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Ruth ...
On November 2nd, 1947, Billionaire Howard Hughes took to the skies and made the first and only flight of the H-4 Hercules, better known as the "Spruce Goose." T...
1. 1993: Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn passed away
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Countless fans around the world mourned on this date in 1993 when one...
1. 1993: Fleetwood Mac reunite to play at Clinton's first inaugural gala
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It was on this date in 1993 that the ico...
1. 1778: The Hawaiian Islands were discovered by English explorer
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It was on this date in 1778 that Captain James Cook...
