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Apr 18^th, 2007 at 4:02am

john_uk Ex Member

* 1025 - Bolesław I the Brave was crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.

* 1506 - Construction of the current Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, to replace the old Saint Peter's Basilica built in the 4th century, began.

* 1906 - A major earthquake and subsequent fires devastated San Francisco, California, killing at least 3,000 and leaving more than half of the city's population homeless.

* 1947 - In the largest non-nuclear single explosive detonation in history, the Royal Navy set off 6,800 tonnes of surplus ammunition in an attempt to destroy Heligoland, Germany.

* 1980 - Rhodesia became the Republic of Zimbabwe, with Canaan Banana as the country's inaugural President and Robert Mugabe as the first Prime Minister.

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Reply #1 - Apr 18^th, 2007 at 7:24am

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1521 - Martin Luther defied the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, refusing to recant his writings.

1775 - Paul Revere and William Dawes began the famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Massachusetts,
to warn American revolutionaries that the British were coming.

1923 - The first game was played at Yankee Stadium in New York City; the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1.

1942 - Mainland Japan was bombed for the first time World War II (they could do little about it).

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Reply #2 - Apr 18^th, 2007 at 9:08am

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* 1947 - In the largest non-nuclear single explosive detonation in history, the Royal Navy set off 6,800 tonnes of surplus ammunition in an attempt to destroy Heligoland, Germany.

What? The tommys tried to destroy Heligoland? We really should have invaded them and destroyed their island seven years earlier...

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Reply #3 - Apr 18^th, 2007 at 9:37am