World's First Nuclear Power Plant Opens: Obninsk, Russia
The Soviet Union fires up the Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, becoming the first nation to generate electricity from a commercial nuclear reactor. This breakthrough proves atomic energy can safely power cities, launching a global race to harness the atom for civilian use rather than just weapons.
June 27, 1954
72 years ago
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couronnement à Pampelune du roi de Navarre Charles II le Mauvais.
A city-state the size of a small county held off the Ottoman Empire, the Venetian Republic, and every other regional bully for centuries — through diplomacy, no…
nace la República de Dubrovnik.
en Málaga (España), las tropas nazaritas incendian las torres de combate cristianas que mantenían el asedio a Antequera.
العثمانيون بقيادة السلطان مراد الثاني يفتحون مدينة نوفو بردو في قلب صربيا بعد معركة مع الصربيين.
mariage du duc de Bretagne François II et de Marguerite de Foix.
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