The Modern Historian
30 November 2009

On this day in history: Capital punishment abolished in Tuscany, 1786

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In 1765, Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard succeeded his father, Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, as Grand Duke of Tuscany. For ...
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28 November 2009

On this day in history: Most points scored by one player in NFL game, 1929

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Born in Willow River, Minnesota, in 1903, Ernie Nevers developed his sporting prowess while at high school. He gained notoriety playing Amer...
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27 November 2009

On this day in history: Première of Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra, 1896

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Richard Strauss was born in June 1864 in Munich, where his father, Franz, was the principal horn player at the Court Opera. Richard received...
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