On this day:
1894: Nicholas II became Tsar of Russia, the last Tsar of Russia
1952: First large hydrogen bomb tested by the U.S. The bomb, codenamed Mike, was part of Operation Ivy
1993: Maastricht Treaty comes into force, creating a common currency for the EU, the Euro
Born on this day:
1871: Stephen Crane, American journalist, author, poet
Gone on this day:
1972: Ezra Pound, American poet
2012: AgustÃn GarcÃa Calvo, Spanish philosopher, poet
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