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10th October 1957: Eisenhower apologises to Ghanaian minister for racism in Delaware restaurant

10th October 2025
Tagged as: Civil Rights, Delaware, Economy, Eisenhower, Ghana, Howard Johnson, Racism, USA

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologised to Ghanaian finance minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah after he was refused service in a Delaware restaurant.

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25th December 1776: George Washington crosses the Delaware with a column of the Continental Army

25th December 2023
Tagged as: American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Trenton, Delaware, George Washington, Hessian, United States, USA, Washington

As night fell amidst a harsh winter storm, Washington and approximately 2,400 soldiers began the treacherous river crossing at McConkey’s Ferry.

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10th October 1957: Eisenhower apologises to Ghanaian minister for racism in Delaware restaurant

25th December 1776: George Washington crosses the Delaware with a column of the Continental Army

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HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

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2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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