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1301 – King Andrew III died without any male heirs, ending the Árpád dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century.; 1900 – Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (poster pictured), based on the play La Tosca by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.
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Here is a fact check of some of his Monday claims. ... Kpler found that China imported about 511,000 barrels per day of Iranian crude in December 2020, Trump’s last full month in office. The low ...
1377 – Gregory XI, the last Avignon pope, entered Rome after a four-month journey from Avignon, returning the papacy to its original city.; 1893 – Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety led the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the government of Queen LiliÊ»uokalani (pictured).
Learn more about the history of Memorial Day with these important facts about the federal holiday. This year, Memorial Day falls on May 27, 2024.
1877 – Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1801) 1917 – George Huntington Hartford, American businessman (b. 1833) 1931 – David T. Abercrombie, American businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (b. 1867) 1946 – Adolphus Busch III, American businessman (b. 1891)
Earth Day Facts (Jessica Zaccaria / Getty Images/iStockphoto) A 2015 study estimated that there are roughly 3 trillion trees on earth, give or take a few million.
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