31 October 2009
On this day in history: Work finished on Mount Rushmore sculpture, 1941
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During the early 1920s, the state historian of South Dakota, Doane Robinson, promoted his idea of commissioning giant sculptures of key figu...
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30 October 2009
On this day in history: Coronation of George I, King of the Hellenes, 1863
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In October 1862, following a power struggle that had lasted nearly two decades, King Otto of Greece lost his throne following a constitution...
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29 October 2009
On this day in history: Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded, 1618
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Born in Devon in 1552 into a Protestant, Walter Raleigh served in Ireland during the suppression of the Desmond Rebellions between 1580 and ...
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