circa 65,500,000 BCE — The Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event wipes out the dinosaurs
Everyone loves the dinosaurs. A lot of people – if the Jurassic Park films are to be believed – would...
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January 13, 1129 — The Knights Templar are officially recognised by the Catholic Church
The actual beginnings of the Knights Templar (or to give their full title, “the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of...
April 25, 2022
August 21, 1831 — Nat Turner’s Rebellion begins
Nat Tuner was a black slave in Virginia who believed he was divinely inspired to lead his people to freedom....
January 19, 2021
September 3, 1941 — Zyklon B is first used at Auschwitz
One of the deadliest chemicals ever invented, Zyklon B is a derivative of Prussic acid. It was invented in 1922...
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April 13, 1953 — The CIA launches the MK-ULTRA project
CIA director Allen Dulles ordered the creation of the MKUltra project intending it to create techniques to fight what was...
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February 1, 2002 — The Patriot Act takes effect in the USA
The PATRIOT Act (in full: the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism...
August 29, 2013
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