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On This Day 1944: Why Stalin Let His Greatest Spy Hang
Richard Sorge risked everything to protect the Soviet Union. When the time came, Stalin left him to die.
Nov 7
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 963: Otto the Great Deposes a Pope and Redraws the Power Map of Europe
When church and crown collided in Rome, Otto did not just challenge authority, he redefined it and made sure the world knew who ruled Christian Europe.
Nov 6
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day 5 November 1881: The Tragedy at Parihaka
When non‑violence collides with power, lessons from a place that dared to resist and was crushed
Nov 5
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1922, Tutankhamun’s Tomb Changed History
A forgotten boy king, a desperate dig, and the discovery that rewrote the story of ancient Egypt
Nov 4
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1979: Greensboro Massacre Exposed America’s Blunt-Edged Reality
Five people died in broad daylight, shot by Klansmen and Nazis as police stood by. The silence after spoke louder than the bullets.
Nov 3
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Eddie Gibbs
October 2025
On This Day in 1984: Indira Gandhi's Assassination Marked the End of a Dangerous Gamble
India's first and only female prime minister defied the powerful, silenced the press, stormed holy ground, and paid with her life.
Oct 31
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1811, Jane Austen Took Her Shot
Jane Austen risked everything to publish Sense and Sensibility, and changed English literature in the process.
Oct 30
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1863, Henry Dunant’s Fury at War’s Waste Created the Red Cross
One man’s response to war changed humanitarian aid forever.
Oct 29
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1992: The Murder That Exposed the Lie Behind Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Alan Schindler’s brutal death was not an isolated crime.
Oct 27
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day 1917: Caporetto, the Day Italy Came Undone
How one battle exposed the fault lines of an army and scarred a nation’s soul
Oct 24
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1958: The Day a Nobel Prize Broke a Russian Poet
How the Nobel Prize for Boris Pasternak became a battleground between poetry and power
Oct 23
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1934: The Death of Pretty Boy Floyd
How a fugitive bank robber became a symbol of Depression-era resistance
Oct 22
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Eddie Gibbs
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