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French historian Francois Furet once wrote that “Nazism was a form of Bolshevism turned against its initial form”. This echoes some historians’ views that the political philosophy of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were not that different. Both were, among other things, heavily nationalistic totalitarian regimes. What do you think? More at: History

1176 – The Battle of Myriokephalon is the final attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover central Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks. 1778 – The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe. 1908 – The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant…