THIS MONTH IN HISTORY ANNIVERSARIES
The Cullinan diamond was cut into nine stones, one of which is pictured here
26 JANUARY 1905
A 3,106-carat diamond
is unearthed near Pretoria in South Africa. The Cullinan is presented to Edward VII and cut into nine smaller stones, two of which are set into the Sovereign’s Sceptre and Imperial State Crown.
Mourners attend Rosa Luxemburg’s funeral in Berlin, June 1919.
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