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Four sons carve up their father's realm
Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiegne, his four sons divided the vast Frankish Kingdom among themselves. Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I, and Chilperic I each received a portion of the realm their father had spent a lifetime unifying. The partition set the stage for decades of fratricidal warfare that would define the Merovingian dynasty.
An American voice that betrayed its own country
In Portland, Maine, Mildred Gillars was born into an America she would one day betray. During World War II, she broadcast Nazi propaganda from Berlin under the nickname 'Axis Sally,' using her American accent to demoralize Allied troops. After the war, she became the first woman convicted of treason against the United States, serving twelve years in prison.
Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space.
Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.