1934: Странная смерть короля Бельгии Альберта

KING ALBERT FALLS TO DEATH CLIMBING PEAK NEAR NAMUR; BODY FOUND, WOUND IN HEAD; KILLED INSTANTANEOUSLY Drove Car With Servant to Foot of Rocher de Marche les Dames. SLIPPED DURING ASCENT Accident Occurred Yesterday Afternoon, but Body Was Not Found for Ten Hours. MONARCH 58 YEARS OLD Played Heroic Role in Defense of Belgium in War and Was Noted for His Democracy. KING ALBERT DIES IN MOUNTAIN FALL - The New York Times

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BELGIUM, IN EUROPE'S SCHEME, HOLDS A STRATEGIC POSITION; The Little Nation, Disturbed by an Internal Racial Issue, Also Is Deeply Concerned Over Possible Rearmament of Germany - The New York Times

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HITLER ENDORSED BY 9 TO 1 IN POLL ON HIS DICTATORSHIP, BUT OPPOSITION IS DOUBLED; ABSOLUTE POWER IS WON 38,279,514 Vote Yes, 4,287,808 No on Uniting Offices. 871,056 BALLOTS SPOILED Negative Count Is Larger in Districts of Business Men and Intellectuals. HAMBURG HAS 20% NOES Reich Bishop at Victory Fete Says Hitler's Anti-Semitism Is Fight for Christianity. HITLER ENDORSED BY 9 TO 1 IN VOTE - The New York Times

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Aug. 19, 1934 | German Voters Approve Hitler as Führer

On Aug. 19, 1934, the German public voted 90 percent in favor of Chancellor Adolf Hitler becoming Füehrer und Reichskanzler (“leader and chancellor”).

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