A ten-year pact signed in August 1939 between Hitler and Stalin, protecting them from direct and indirect attack against each other. It also secretly divided large parts of eastern Europe between them.
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Fact of the Day
The Tudor Privy Council would sometimes punish those who fell out of its favour by making them wait to be seen by the Star Chamber for days, weeks, or months in London, during which time they would run up huge lodging bills. Wolsey made De Carteret of Guernsey wait for over four years.
Quote of the Day
"The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.
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~ Friedrich Engels
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.