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1998 The world’s largest suspension bridge opens to traffic

The world’s largest suspension bridge On April 5, 1998, Japan made engineering history with the official opening of the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, also known as the Pearl Bridge, to...

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The First Boeing 737 Takes Off on Its Maiden Flight

The First Boeing 737 On April 9, 1967, the Boeing 737, one of the most iconic and widely used commercial aircraft in aviation history, made its first maiden flight...

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Albert Speer German architect and Nazi official

Hitler appointed Albert Speer to handle his architectural needs as the primary architect while simultaneously assigning him as minister of armaments and war production between 1933 and 1945. The...

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1985 Sharpeville Massacre: A Day of Commemoration Turns into Another Tragedy

1985 Sharpeville Massacre On March 21, 1985, a gathering in Langa Township, near Uitenhage in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, turned deadly when police forces opened fire on demonstrators,...

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The Tenerife Airport Disaster—The Deadliest Air Crash in History

The Deadliest Air Crash in History On March 27, 1977, the aviation world witnessed its deadliest disaster at Los Rodeos Airport (now Tenerife North Airport) on the Canary Island...

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1986 A bomb kills 3 people at the La Belle in West Berlin

Bombing at La Belle Discotheque in West Berlin Kills Three On April 5, 1986, a powerful explosion ripped through the La Belle discotheque in West Berlin, killing three people...

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Germany Invades Denmark and Norway

On April 9, 1940, Nazi Germany launched Operation Weserübung, a swift and coordinated military campaign to invade Denmark and Norway during World War II. The dual invasion was aimed...

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Adolf Eichmann: German Military Official and Nazi War Criminal

German Military Official and Nazi War Criminal During Nazi Germany Adolf Eichmann achieved notoriety through his leadership in implementing the Holocaust while working at a high SS rank. During...

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1952 The world’s first rock and roll concert is held in Cleveland, Ohio

On March 21, 1952, Cleveland, Ohio, became the epicenter of a cultural revolution as it hosted the world’s first rock and roll concert, known as the Moondog Coronation Ball....

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2010 Moscow Metro Bombings

A Dark Day in Russia’s History On March 29, 2010 Moscow Metro Bombings witnessed one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in its modern history when two suicide bombers...

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