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July 17, 1917
King George V changed the name of the British royal family from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor （温莎）because of anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom during the First World War.
Why did the English royal family have a German name?
Because the dynastic name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was that of Victoria's German-born husband, Albert, prince consort of Great Britain and Ireland.
*On 13 June 1917, the Germans began daylight raids on Britain (codename ”
Reference
https://www.royal.uk/royal-family-name
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Jeremy Burge, the founder of Emojipedia, decided on the date (July 17) for celebrating the 'World Emoji Day' since 2014.
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July 17, 1790
Adam Smith, the Scottish economist and philosopher died at age 67.
At least two books by Adam Smith are an adult’s must-read.
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