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 (100 years ago today): 1926 - The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
Births (150 years ago today): 1876 - Erich Raeder, German admiral (died 1960)
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 - Marilyn Erskine, American actress
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Swedish farmer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Sweden (died 2016)
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Hedda Berntsen, Norwegian skier[25]
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Steve Finnan, Irish international footballer[26]
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Frédéric Niemeyer, Canadian tennis player and coach
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 - Mark Tobey, American-Swiss painter and educator (born 1890)
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