MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1815, a second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottomans erupts shortly after the annexation by the Ottoman Empire. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Serbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Serbia</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1967, Soyuz 1, a Soviet crewed spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1988, Greek Olympic cyclist Kanellos Kanellopoulos flies 115 km across the Aegean Sea in a human-powered aircraft. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
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MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1370, construction begins of the Bastille, the fortress that came to symbolise French despotism. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Bastille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bastille</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1915, the use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon along a 6 km front in the Second Battle of Ypres. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/WW1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WW1</span></a></p><p>On this day in 2016, more than 170 countries sign the Paris Agreement on climate change, a landmark treaty to reduce greenhouse gas. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/ParisAgreement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParisAgreement</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1610, the only recorded performance of Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" during his lifetime. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Shakespeare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shakespeare</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1862, the first pasteurisation test is completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Pasteurisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pasteurisation</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1902, Marie and Pierre Curie discover the radioactive element radium. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Curie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Curie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1951, surgeon Dan Gavriliu surgically reconstructed a human organ for the first time. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Surgery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surgery</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1839, the Treaty of London establishes Belgium as a kingdom and Luxembourg as a grand duchy. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Luxembourg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxembourg</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, an act of resistance by Polish Jews under Nazi occupation, begins. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/WW2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WW2</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1971, the Soviet Union launches Salyut 1, the world's first manned space station. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Salyut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salyut</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1999, the German Bundestag returns to Berlin. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Bundestag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bundestag</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1204, the Fourth Crusade occupies and plunders Constantinople. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Crusades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crusades</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, aboard the Vostok-3KA spacecraft, becomes the first human to travel into space and orbit Earth. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Gagarin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gagarin</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1937, the first aircraft jet engine is successfully tested by Frank Whittle, only a few months before German engineer Hans von Ohain ran his jet engine. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/JetEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JetEngine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1516, Venice compels Jews to live in a specific area, establishing the first Jewish ghetto. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Jews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jews</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1970, The Beatles, one of the most successful bands of all time, break up. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Beatles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beatles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1998, the Good Friday Agreement for Northern Ireland is signed by the British and Irish governments. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a></p><p>On this day in 2010, the President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, dies in a plane crash. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1241, Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies at the Battle of Liegnitz. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1860, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the first recording of a human voice on his phonautograph machine, singing the French folk song “Au clair de la lune”. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Recording" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recording</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1940, during World War II, Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/WW2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WW2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Denmark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1820, the Venus de Milo, a famous ancient statue, is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/VenusDeMilo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VenusDeMilo</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1886, British prime minister Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1904, France and the UK sign the Entente cordiale. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1973, Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, died in France at age 91. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Picasso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Picasso</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 402, Stilicho defeats the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Romans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Visigoths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Visigoths</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1896, the first modern Olympic Games are opened in Athens and 241 athletes from 14 countries take part. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OlympicGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OlympicGames</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1917, the United States declares war on Germany and enters World War I on the side of the Allies. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/WW1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WW1</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1992, the Bosnian War begins. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Bosnia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bosnia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1796, Georges Cuvier, the "founding father of paleontology", delivers the first paleontological lecture. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1913, during the First Balkan War, Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Balkan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Balkan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a></p><p>On this day in 2023, Finland becomes a member of NATO after Turkey accepts its membership request. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1513, explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach Florida. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1800, Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Beethoven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beethoven</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/ClassicalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicalMusic</span></a></p><p>On this day in 2020, the total number of confirmed cases during the COVID-19 pandemic reach one million. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid19</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1492, Queen Isabella of Castile issues the Alhambra Decree, ordering 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Jews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Muslims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Muslims</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1889, the Eiffel Tower is officially inaugurated. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EiffelTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EiffelTower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1966, the Soviet Union launches Luna 10, the first space probe to orbit the Moon. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1991, the Warsaw Pact is formally disbanded. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/WarsawPact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarsawPact</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1856, the Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War. Russia lost the war to a coalition of the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain, and Sardinia. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Crimea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crimea</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_</span><span class="invisible">War</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1945, during WW2, Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna. Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/WW2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WW2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 451, the city of Venice is founded.</p><p>On this day in 1306, Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scotland at Scone. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1807, the British Parliament abolishes the slave trade in the British West Indies. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slavery</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1957, six countries sign the Treaties of Rome to establish the European Economic Community, an important step towards European integration and the creation of the European Union. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1882, Robert Koch, who is regarded the father of modern bacteriology, discovers the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tuberculosis</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1896, Aleksander Popov achieves the world's first radio transmission sending the words “Heinrich Hertz” from one building to another. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Radio</span></a></p><p>On this day in 2016, Serbian politician Radovan Karadžić is found guilty of war crimes, including genocide. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Serbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Serbia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Yugoslavia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yugoslavia</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1888, the Football League, featuring teams from England and Wales, meets for the first time. It was the world's first Association Football league. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Football" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Football</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1933, the Enabling Act grants Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers in Germany. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/WW2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WW2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Hitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hitler</span></a></p><p>On this day in 2001, the Russian space station Mir is disposed of in a controlled crash into the sea after 15 years in space. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1804, the Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Code" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon</span><span class="invisible">ic_Code</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1871, Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von</span><span class="invisible">_Bismarck</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1919, the Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first Communist government to be formed in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Soviet_Republic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungaria</span><span class="invisible">n_Soviet_Republic</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1882, the first stone is laid for the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Barcelona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Barcelona</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Gaudi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaudi</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1895, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière, history's earliest filmmakers, record their first film,'Sortie des Usines Lumière à Lyon'. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cinema</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1990, people in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/DDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DDR</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1871, the Commune of Paris, an insurrection of Parisians against the French government, began, lasting until 28 May. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1902, legendary opera tenor Enrico Caruso, one of the first musicians to document his voice, made his first phonograph recording. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Opera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Caruso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caruso</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1906, the first monoplane, flown by Romanian inventor Trajan Vuia, made a flight of 12 metres. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romania</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 461, according to legend, St Patrick patron saint of <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> died. Now <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/StPatricksDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StPatricksDay</span></a> is celebrated widely in Ireland and abroad. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pa</span><span class="invisible">trick%27s_Day</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1861, <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> is unified into a single kingdom under Victor Emmanuel II following campaigns led by Giuseppe Garibaldi <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_of_Italy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unificat</span><span class="invisible">ion_of_Italy</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1921, activist Marie Stopes opened the first birth control clinic in <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Stopes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_St</span><span class="invisible">opes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
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