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On the 75th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the…
On the 75th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the…
The Essential Commodities Reserves Act, which allowed the British government to build up reserves of essential…
The Essential Commodities Reserves Act, which allowed the British government to build up reserves of essential…
Spanish Civil War: The Bombing of Guernica by the Condor Legion of the Luftwaffe resulted in a devastating firestorm tha
Employees at Fleischer Studios in New York City went on strike in the animation industry's first major labor strike
The rise of Neville Chamberlain culminated with his accession as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, being summoned to
Half a year after abdicating the British throne, Edward, Duke of Windsor, married American socialite Wallis Simpson in a
The Hormel Foods Corporation introduced Spam, the canned precooked meat product that would eventually enter into pop…
The Peel Commission published a report stating that the League of Nations' Mandate for Palestine had become unworkable…
Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italian troops (pictured) captured the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa unopposed
Employees of the Remington Rand company began an 11-month strike action, during which time the company executives develo
Nationalist military officers launch a coup d'état against the Spanish Republic, beginning the Spanish Civil War
Nationalist military officers launch a coup d'état against the Spanish Republic, beginning the Spanish Civil War
Nationalist rebels attempted a coup against the Second Spanish Republic, sparking the Spanish Civil War.
Nationalist rebels attempted a coup against the Second Spanish Republic, sparking the Spanish Civil War.
The July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona begins.
The July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona is defeated by anarchist militias and Republican loyalists, beginning the…
The July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona is defeated by anarchist militias and Republican loyalists, beginning the…