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Ice Road Truckers 2: Man Down

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Weird Weapons: The Allies 1

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Alva, Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo (1508–1582)

Spanish politician and general. He successfully commanded the Spanish armies of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and his son Philip II of Spain. In 1567 he was appointed governor of the Netherlands, where he set up a reign of terror to suppress Protestantism and the revolt of the Netherlands. In 1573 he was recalled at his own request. He later led a successful expedition against Portugal 1580–81.


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13 January 2001

San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, is hit by a huge earthquake, leaving over 1,000 people feared dead.

16 January 1992
The Chapultepec Peace Accords are signed in Mexico City, which brings an end to the civil war in El Salvador.
26 January 1970

The Vietnam War: US Navy Lt. Everett Alvarez Jr. spends his 2,000th day in North Vietnam.

9 May 1979
In El Salvador, police open fire on left-wing demonstrators outside a cathedral in San Salvador, killing 18 people.
26 May 2002
Alvaro Uribe wins the Presidential elections in Colombia.
30 June 1963
A bomb intended for Mafia boss Salvatore “Ciaschiteddu” Greco claims the lives of seven police and military officers sent to defuse it in Palermo, Italy.
5 July 1865
In London, William Booth and his wife Catherine establish the Christian Mission, later known as the Salvation Army.
21 July 1568
The Eighty Years' War: Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva, defeats Louis of Nassau at the Battle of Jemmingen in East Frisia.
11 September 1973
A military junta led by General Augusto Pinochet and backed by the United States of America, overthrows the elected Marxist Government of Salvador Allende in Chile.
9 October 1779
The British ship the Lutine sink offs off the coast of Holland. The ship’s bell is salvaged from the wreck and is later presented to shipping insurers Lloyds of London. The Lutine Bell has been rung ever since to mark a maritime disaster.
24 October 1970
The Chilean congress confirms Marxist, Salvador Allende as President.
3 November 1970
In Chile, Salvador Allende is inaugurated as president.
6 November 1528
The Spanish conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca becomes the first European to discover Texas.
5 December 1991
British businessman Robert Maxwell calls the administrators to help salvage his business empire, which is £1billion in debt.
 

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