In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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