Benjamin Franklin, the American polymath, accidentally electrocuted himself while attempting to kill a turkey.
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23rd December 2018
23rd December 1750: Ben Franklin accidentally shocks himself while trying to electrocute a turkey
25th September 1513: European ‘discovery’ of the Pacific Ocean
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23rd September 1949: President Truman announces the USSR’s first nuclear test
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22nd September 1888: First edition of National Geographic Magazine published
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
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