On This Day In History<p>Today in 1945, 80 years ago: in the context of World War II, the Soviet Union celebrates Victory Day, perpetuating its annual commemoration ever since.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
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World War II Database<p>Today in WW2 History, 9 May 1939: Chinese called off the offensive toward Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ww2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onthisday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onthisday</span></a> <a href="https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=178" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?batt</span><span class="invisible">le_id=178</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1990, 35 years ago: Mexican singer Juan Gabriel performs the first of four consecutive successful concerts at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1864, 161 years ago: Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1946, 79 years ago: in Italy, King Victor Emmanuel III abdicates the throne.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1841, 184 years ago: the regency of General Baldomero Espartero begins in Spain.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1662, 363 years ago: The figure who later became Mr. Punch makes his first recorded appearance in England.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1945, 80 years ago: World War II: the Channel Islands are liberated from Nazi occupation.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
World War II Database<p>Today in WW2 History, 9 May 1936: Chiang Kaishek proclaimed that Japan was waging a undeclared war in China. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ww2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onthisday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onthisday</span></a> <a href="https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ww2db.com/person_bio.php?perso</span><span class="invisible">n_id=2</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1987, 38 years ago: the song Hold me now by singer Johnny Logan, wins for Ireland the XXXII edition of Eurovision held in Brussels.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1945, 80 years ago: in the context of World War II, the American armed forces capture the German Nazi leader Hermann Göring.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1980, 45 years ago: the first meeting between Pope John Paul II and the Archbishop of Canterbury takes place in Ghana.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1942, 83 years ago: The Holocaust in Ukraine: The SS executes 588 Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv (Khmelnytska oblast. The Zoludek Ghetto (in Belarus) is destroyed and all its inhabitants executed or deported.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1974, 51 years ago: Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
World War II Database<p>Today in WW2 History, 9 May 1933: Carrier Ryujo was commissioned into service <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ww2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onthisday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onthisday</span></a> <a href="https://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_i</span><span class="invisible">d=25</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1944, 81 years ago: in El Salvador, General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, pressured by a general strike, resigns from power after 13 years of authoritarian rule.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1926, 99 years ago: American aviators Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole. (However, in 1996 Byrd's diary was discovered, where he indicated that they came about 440 km away.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1949, 76 years ago: Rainier III of Monaco becomes Prince of Monaco. He will be crowned the following year.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1920, 105 years ago: Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreshchatyk.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
VerbrannteOrte<p>Am 9. Mai 1933 - Pirmasens - Anlässlich des Heimattages und der Taufe zweier Flugzeug wurden, im Rahmen einer großen Kundgebung, Fahnen und Bücher verbrannt. <a href="https://weremember.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> <a href="https://weremember.social/tags/onthisday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onthisday</span></a> <a href="https://weremember.social/tags/erinnerung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erinnerung</span></a> <a href="https://weremember.social/tags/Buecherverbrennung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buecherverbrennung</span></a> <a href="https://verbrannte-orte.de/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">verbrannte-orte.de/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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