The German field marshal Erwin Rommel (1891-1944), known as the "Desert Fox," achieved fame as a brilliant desert-warfare tactician in World War II.Erwin Rommel was born in Heidenheim near Ulm on Nov....
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Oct 28 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on Nov. 4 since 1900: 1918 - Wilfred Owen, the British poet who wrote of his anger
at the cruelty of war, was killed in a...
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Berlin (dpa) - It is a German symbol with four short legs, also
known by its derisive nickname "sausage-dog." In his book "250
reasons to love our country," German publisher...
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Hamburg (dpa) - Dog breeders are calling it a wurst-case scenario
for dachshunds as Germans are apparently losing interest in owning
the stubborn "sausage dog" that has long...
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Today is Sunday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2007. There are 78 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 14, 1947, Air Force test pilot Charles E. ("Chuck") Yeager broke the sound b...
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Oct 16 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on October 23 since 1900: 1911 - The first use of an aircraft during a war took place
during the Italo-Turkish war when a...
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Reuters historical calendar - November 4
