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· On this day, 1944

Second World War: Allied forces completed Operation Pheasant, a major operation to clear German troops from the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.

1944 82 years ago

World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many engaging in total war on an unprecedented scale.
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World (9)

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Space (4)

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Money (2)

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History (11)

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Barack Obama (pictured) became the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.On this day, 2008 · Wikipedia, On this day
Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin (pictured) was assassinated by Yigal Amir, a right-wing extremist, at a peace rally at Kings of Israel Square in Tel Aviv.On this day, 1995 · Wikipedia, On this day
Authorities in California discovered a 13-year-old feral child, pseudonymously known as Genie, who had spent nearly her entire life in social isolation.On this day, 1970 · Wikipedia, On this day
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Second World War: Allied forces completed Operation Pheasant, a major operation to clear German troops from the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.On this day, 1944 · Wikipedia, On this day
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Culture (4)

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... that, after literary agents described Your Name Here as difficult to follow, co-author Helen DeWitt responded by adding more material?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Antonio Peña y Goñi has been described as the founder of modern music criticism in Spain?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that the Canadian Space Agency developed Canasnack, an oatmeal cookie made solely out of Canadian ingredients?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Christopher H. Bidmead became the script editor for Doctor Who after writing a "fan letter"?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
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