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On This Day In History

14th December 1911: Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole

On the 14th December 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen led a team of four others to become the first to reach the South Pole.

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Æthelwold ætheling, a claimant to the Anglo-Saxon throne was defeated at the Battle of the Holme. Read More

On the 12th December 1935, the Lebensborn registered association was established in Nazi Germany by the SS. Read More

The United Nations General Assembly established UNICEF to provide help for children in countries affected by World War II. Read More

On the 10th December 1901, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine. Read More

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