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9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document

9th October 2019
Tagged as: Astronomy, Engineering, Medieval, Prague, Science, Technology, Time

Known as the Orloj, the astronomical clock was designed and built by the Imperial clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Charles University professor Jan Šindel.

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23rd May 1618: Officials thrown from a window in the Second Defenestration of Prague

23rd May 2019
Tagged as: Bohemia, Catholicism, Holy Roman Empire, Prague, Protestantism, Thirty Years War

Two Catholic imperial officials and their secretary were thrown out of the window of the Bohemian Chancellery in the Second Defenestration of Prague.

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9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document

23rd May 1618: Officials thrown from a window in the Second Defenestration of Prague

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4th September 1882: Thomas Edison opens the world’s first power plant on Pearl Street in New York

11th November 1865: Dr Mary Walker becomes the first (and only) woman to receive the Medal of Honor

19th October 202 BCE: Roman Republic defeats Carthage at the Battle of Zama

20th May 1882: Establishment of the Triple Alliance

8th December 1660: The first woman appears on a professional stage in England in Othello

7th December 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor

6th December 1969: Meredith Hunter killed at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival

5th December 1934: Wal-Wal Incident between Italy and Abyssinia

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

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