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Pope John Paul II born, 1920
On May 18, 1920, Karol Jozef Wojtyla is born in the Polish town of Wadowice, 35 miles southwest of Krakow. Wojtyla went on to become Pope John Paul II, history…
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FDR Memorial Opens in New York
Almost 40 years after it was first proposed, this week marked the opening of Four Freedoms Park, a new memorial honoring Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Guillotine’s First Cut
Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier became the first of thousands to be executed by the guillotine 220 years ago today.













