Today in history: Last German warship destroyed, Coffee percolator patent, and more
| Updated: Dec 26, 2020, 10:20 AM IST
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James H. Nason receives patent for a coffee percolator
James H. Nason receives patent for a coffee percolator
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1943
Norwegian Navy destroys Germany's last battleship, Scharnhorst
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1985
Slain body of American zoologist Dian Fossey is found in Rwanda
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2004
9.3 magnitude Indian Ocean quake triggers a tsunami, 280,000 people killed
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2012
China opens the world’s longest high speed railway line