World History teaching resources for the high school classroom: lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes and simulation games for KS3, IGCSE, IB and A-Level teachers.
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Events (50 years ago today): 1974 – Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
Events (50 years ago today): 1974 – In the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese forces launch their 1975 Spring Offensive (to 30 April 1975), which results in the final capitulation of South Vietnam.[16]
Births (300 years ago today): 1724 – Franz Aepinus, German astronomer and philosopher (d. 1802)
Births (150 years ago today): 1874 – Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist and educator (d. 1944)
Deaths (900 years ago today): 1124 – Pope Callixtus II (b. 1065)
Deaths (100 years ago today): 1924 – Samuel Gompers, English-born American labor leader, founded the American Federation of Labor (b. 1850)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1974 – Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Egyptian-Turkish journalist, author, and politician (b. 1889)
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