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date:
18 Jan
The Paris Peace Conference
- 18th January 1919 -
Two months after the official Armistice on 11th November 1918 the matter of how to settle the outstanding issues was hotly debated in Paris. This conference was to result in the Treaty of...
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22 Dec
The West German Chancellor walks through the Brandenburg Gate to shake hands with the East German Prime Minister
- December 22nd 1989 -
two great post World War 2 peace conferences at Yalta and Potsdam created a situation that was to symbolise the...
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15 Nov
The Capture of Winston Churchill in South Africa
- Wednesday 15th November 1899 -
The 2nd Boer War, 11th October 1899 – 31st May 1902 – was fought between the armies of Britain, the Cape and the Natal Colonies with Afrikaner support and backed by...
date:
01 Nov
The First American President lives in the White House
- 1st November 1800 -
After the inauguration of George Washington as President in 1789 plans were made to design and build a President’s house in a federal district of the capital, alongside...
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16 Aug
The Peterloo Massacre
- 16th August 1819 -
The end of the Napoleonic War brought economic hardship to many in the UK. This was especially so in the North-West area of England, home to many of the cotton mills, weavers, spinners and the...
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