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Today in History

• 1984 The Republic of Upper Volta is Renamed Burkina Faso

  The West African country was first created in 1958 as a self-governing French colony. It gained its

• 1983 The Military Stages a Coup in Upper Volta

  A military coup in Upper Volta installed Thomas Sankara, a captain in the Upper Volta Army as its pr

• 1944 Anne Frank is captured

  One of the most well-known figures of the 20th century and a victim of the Holocaust, 14-year old Fr

• 1914 Britain declares war on Germany

  Seen by many as the decision that began the first World War, Britain declared war on Germany after G

• 1892 Abby and Andrew Borden are murdered

  The bloody murders of the two Fall River, Massachusetts residents in their own home gained media and