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]]>It is hard to imagine Abraham Lincoln without his signature beard. However, Lincoln didn’t always sport that look. He only started growing a beard after an 11-year-old girl sent him a letter in which she suggested he let his “whiskers grow” because she believed his face was “so thin”.
Another thing that became a signature part of Lincoln’s look is his stovepipe hat. However, it turns out that this wasn’t just a fashion statement for the President. Instead, he would often store important papers in the lining of the hat so he couldn’t always have them on him if needed.
Lincoln wasn’t only a great leader, he also had a knack for inventions. As a matter of fact, he is the only U.S. president with a patent to his name. He patented a device that helps lift a boat over an obstruction in a river.
During the summertime, Lincoln and his family would leave the White House and move to an estate known as the Soldiers’ Home. He would then make a three-mile commute to work every day.
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]]>The post How Abraham Lincoln’s Murderer Was Captured appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>On the evening of April 14, Booth entered Ford’s Theatre, where President Lincoln was watching a play. Booth, who was familiar with the layout of the theater, slipped into the President’s box and shot him in the back of the head.
The manhunt for Booth was one of the largest of its time, involving thousands of federal troops, detectives, and police officers. The government offered a $100,000 reward (a substantial sum in 1865) for information leading to Booth’s capture.
Booth eventually found refuge at the Virginia farm of Richard Garrett. Federal troops traced his hiding place in a barn. Booth refused to give up. The soldiers then set the barn on fire, hoping to flush Booth out. Instead, Booth moved to the back of the barn.
Sergeant Boston Corbett shot Booth through the slats of the barn, aiming for his legs to incapacitate him but hitting him in the neck. The wound paralyzed Booth. He died a few hours later on the porch of Garrett’s farmhouse.
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]]>The post How the Korean War Created Two Countries appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>Previously part of the Japanese Empire, Korea was no longer in this predicament following World War II, when Japan was dealt a severe defeat by the Allies. It was then that the time had come to decide what to do with the former empire’s assets. In August 1945, two aides from the US State Department divided the Korean peninsula along the 38th parallel.
In the north, communist dictator Kim Il Sung rose to power, enjoying the support of Soviet Russia. The South was ruled over by the anti-communist ruler Syngman Rhee, who enjoyed American support. Just as the Americans and the Russians battled for supremacy in the Cold War, the Korean dictators battled for dominance, neither of whom was content to remain on their side of the border. Soon enough, the cross-border skirmishes boiled over into all-out war.
North Korea invaded its southern neighbor, overwhelming the underprepared forces of Syngman Rhee. Still, the Americans amped up their support for South Korea, sending troops and supplies to bolster the war efforts. With neither side gaining the upper hand, a stalemate occurred. Still, the conflict was a bloody one, with almost five million people losing their lives. After an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, a two-mile-wide demilitarized zone was created between North and South Korea that still exists today.
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]]>The post 4 Interesting Facts About Genghis Khan appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>There are lots of paintings, drawings, and sculptures of Genghis Khan out there. However, it is highly unlikely they are accurate. There is no surviving artwork of Khan from his lifetime, and the descriptions of his appearance are often contradictory.
Despite stretching the borders of the Mongolian Empire from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe, Genghis Khan never looked to impose his religious beliefs on others. Under his rule, all residents of the Mongolian Empire could freely follow their religion while making places of worship exempt from tax.
Genghis Khan put in place a highly efficient postal system for the period. Called “Yam,” it consisted of a network of stations and checkpoints throughout the empire. This allowed messengers to take a rest or get a fresh horse, enabling them to cover great distances in a short amount of time.
Among the biggest mysteries surrounding Genghis Khan is the cause of his death and his final resting place. According to some accounts, he died after falling from a horse, while others attribute his death to illness or wounds from a fight. After his death, his trusted generals went through great effort to hide his grave, even murdering those whom they didn’t trust to keep the location secret.
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]]>The post These Museums are Some of the Best in the World appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>Found in the heart of London, the British Museum is one of the world’s oldest and most comprehensive museums, housing a diverse collection of over eight million objects from around the globe. Founded in 1753, the museum’s holdings span thousands of years of human history and culture, encompassing ancient civilizations, world cultures, and archaeological discoveries. Highlights of the museum’s collection include the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, and the Egyptian mummies of the mummy of Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Ramses II. With its extensive collection and ongoing research and conservation efforts, the British Museum continues to be a leading institution for the study and appreciation of human history and culture.
Situated on the banks of the Seine River in Paris, the Louvre is the largest and most visited museum in the world, housing over 35,000 works of art spanning millennia of human history. Originally a medieval fortress and later a royal palace, the Louvre was transformed into a public museum in 1793 during the French Revolution. Today, the museum’s vast collection includes iconic masterpieces such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, the ancient Greek statue Venus de Milo, and the monumental painting Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix. With its unparalleled collection of art and artifacts, the Louvre offers visitors a journey through the history of art and civilization unlike any other.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often referred to simply as “the Met”, is one of the largest and most prestigious art museums in the world. Founded in 1870, the museum’s vast collection spans over 5,000 years of art from every corner of the globe, encompassing ancient Egyptian artifacts, European paintings, Asian ceramics, and contemporary sculpture. Highlights of the Met’s collection include Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night, Johannes Vermeer’s The Milkmaid, and Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker. With its diverse collection, world-class exhibitions, and educational programs, the Met offers visitors a comprehensive exploration of art and culture from antiquity to the present day.
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]]>The post Babe Ruth’s Top 3 Baseball Achievements That Will Probably Never Be Matched appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>Hitting a home run is quite hard. Hitting them consistently is reserved for truly great players. Home runs came naturally to Babe Ruth throughout the majority of his career. Ruth had 11 seasons with 40 or more homers, an achievement that is yet to be challenged. The second place on the list is reserved for Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Harmon Killebrew, and Hank Aaron, who each have eight such seasons.
Slugging percentage is used to determine the productivity of a hitter during his plate appearances. The numbers say that there was not a more productive hitter than Babe Ruth in the history of the game, and probably there won’t be. The next best is Ted Williams with .6338, while the active player closest to Ruth is Aaron Judge with .5832.
Babe Ruth finished his career with 2,174 runs scored, placing him fourth on the all-time list. However, he had six seasons with 150 or more runs, an achievement that will hardly ever be matched. Billy Hamilton is second on the list with four such seasons, and no active player has surpassed the 150-mark run even once.
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]]>The post 5 Quick Facts About the Statue of Liberty appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>The Statue of Liberty’s maker, French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, initially wanted to build a lighthouse of similar design in Egypt to commemorate the construction of the Suez Canal. However, that project didn’t come to fruition due to high costs, and Bartholdi pivoted to reinventing it as a statue that the people of France would gift to the United States.
When it was originally brought to the United States in 1886, the Statue of Liberty was brown. However, its copper coating oxidized in the following decades and gave it its signature green color.
While France financed the statue, it was up to the United States to build it a pedestal. This turned out to be challenging, as neither President Grover Cleveland nor Congress wanted to allocate the funds towards it. Eventually, New York congressman Joseph Pulitzer organized a successful crowdfunding campaign to make sure the Statue of Liberty ended in New York City.
You might have noticed that the Statue of Liberty’s crown has seven spikes. This wasn’t by accident, as they represent seven continents of the world while also serving as the light that extends out to the world.
The copper coating didn’t just turn the Statue of Liberty green, but it also made it a lightning magnet. On average, the Statue of Liberty is struck by 600 lightings each year.
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]]>The post Was Isaac Newton’s Theory of Gravitation Inspired By an Apple Falling From a Tree? appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>As the original story goes, Newton was sitting under an apple tree on a warm evening and gathering his thoughts. At one point, an apple fell from the tree and struck him in the head. Instead of being rattled, Newton exclaimed “Eureka” and came up with the theory of gravitation on the spot.
While this sounds like a remarkable story, it is most likely not correct. Modern scholars believe that Newton came up with the Theory of Gravitation after a long period of observation of the world that surrounds him, with a falling apple being just a part of the equation.
Newton’s friend, author William Stukeley, described the event in his book Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton’s Life, notably leaving out the part where the apple falls on Newton’s head.
“Why should that apple always descend perpendicularly to the ground”, thought he to himself: occasioned by the fall of an apple, as he sat in a contemplative mood: “Why should it not go sideways, or upwards? But constantly to the Earth’s center? Assuredly, the reason is, that the Earth draws it. There must be a drawing power in matter. And the sum of the drawing power in the matter of the Earth must be in the Earth’s center, not in any side of the Earth. Therefore does this apple fall perpendicularly, or toward the center,” Stukeley writes.
There are also some scientists and experts who believe that Newton made up the falling apple event later in his life or gave it more importance than it deserved. However, we will never know, and maybe it is better that way because it is definitely a cool story.
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]]>The post Top 3 Facts About World War II That You Didn’t Learn in School appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>With this in mind, it is understandable that the history lessons you get in school leave a lot of stuff out when covering WWII. Here are some of the most interesting facts you might not have been taught.
Japan officially surrendered on September 2, 1945. However, this didn’t mark the end of the Japanese involvement in the war, at least for two soldiers. Hiroo Onoda and Teruo Nakamura didn’t surrender until 29 years after the war officially ended. Onoda was in hiding in the Philippines, while Nakamura lived in a small hut on Morotai Island, where he was originally stationed. They were both discovered and surrendered in 1974.
Two Polish doctors, Dr. Eugene Lazowski and Stanislav Matulewicz Lazowski, managed to save the lives of 8,000 Jews during World War II. The doctors discovered that the Nazis wouldn’t take anyone with a typhus diagnosis to concentration camps as they feared widespread infection and considered the disease deadly. This prompted the duo to inject Jews with dead Epidemic Typhus bacteria, which caused the person to test positive for typhus but had no negative effects of the disease itself.
On August 15, 1943, Allied forces arrived on the Pacific island of Kiska with the intention to recapture it from the Japanese army as part of Operation Cottage. More than 100 soldiers died during the operation, but none were killed by the enemy. It turned out that the Japanese soldiers had already left the island. Instead, the casualties were a result of friendly fire, booby traps, and other hazards.
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]]>The post Pele’s Top 3 Soccer Achievements That Will Probably Never Be Matched appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>Part of Pele’s greatness is that he scored goals at will. He is officially recognized by Guinness World Records for scoring 1,279 goals in 1,363 games. It is important to note that this includes goals scored in friendly and exhibition matches, which are not counted by the soccer governing body, FIFA. Pele himself claimed that his goal tally is bigger and stands at 1,283 goals.
Pele is the only player in the history of soccer with three World Cup trophies on his resume. He won his first World Cup with Brazil’s national team in 1958 as a 17-year-old and went on to repeat the feat in 1962 and 1970. Not a single active player has more than one, and no player born after 1976 has two.
Pele is also a record holder for most hat-tricks—scoring three goals in a single game—with 92. This achievement of his is officially recognized by FIFA because all of the 92 hat-tricks came in official club and international matches. His closest challengers, Cristiano Ronaldo with 65 and Lionel Messi with 57, are still active but approaching the end of their respective careers and are unlikely to even come close to Pele.
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]]>The post 4 Interesting Facts About Abraham Lincoln appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>It is hard to imagine Abraham Lincoln without his signature beard. However, Lincoln didn’t always sport that look. He only started growing a beard after an 11-year-old girl sent him a letter in which she suggested he let his “whiskers grow” because she believed his face was “so thin”.
Another thing that became a signature part of Lincoln’s look is his stovepipe hat. However, it turns out that this wasn’t just a fashion statement for the President. Instead, he would often store important papers in the lining of the hat so he couldn’t always have them on him if needed.
Lincoln wasn’t only a great leader, he also had a knack for inventions. As a matter of fact, he is the only U.S. president with a patent to his name. He patented a device that helps lift a boat over an obstruction in a river.
During the summertime, Lincoln and his family would leave the White House and move to an estate known as the Soldiers’ Home. He would then make a three-mile commute to work every day.
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]]>The post How Abraham Lincoln’s Murderer Was Captured appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>On the evening of April 14, Booth entered Ford’s Theatre, where President Lincoln was watching a play. Booth, who was familiar with the layout of the theater, slipped into the President’s box and shot him in the back of the head.
The manhunt for Booth was one of the largest of its time, involving thousands of federal troops, detectives, and police officers. The government offered a $100,000 reward (a substantial sum in 1865) for information leading to Booth’s capture.
Booth eventually found refuge at the Virginia farm of Richard Garrett. Federal troops traced his hiding place in a barn. Booth refused to give up. The soldiers then set the barn on fire, hoping to flush Booth out. Instead, Booth moved to the back of the barn.
Sergeant Boston Corbett shot Booth through the slats of the barn, aiming for his legs to incapacitate him but hitting him in the neck. The wound paralyzed Booth. He died a few hours later on the porch of Garrett’s farmhouse.
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]]>The post How the Korean War Created Two Countries appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>Previously part of the Japanese Empire, Korea was no longer in this predicament following World War II, when Japan was dealt a severe defeat by the Allies. It was then that the time had come to decide what to do with the former empire’s assets. In August 1945, two aides from the US State Department divided the Korean peninsula along the 38th parallel.
In the north, communist dictator Kim Il Sung rose to power, enjoying the support of Soviet Russia. The South was ruled over by the anti-communist ruler Syngman Rhee, who enjoyed American support. Just as the Americans and the Russians battled for supremacy in the Cold War, the Korean dictators battled for dominance, neither of whom was content to remain on their side of the border. Soon enough, the cross-border skirmishes boiled over into all-out war.
North Korea invaded its southern neighbor, overwhelming the underprepared forces of Syngman Rhee. Still, the Americans amped up their support for South Korea, sending troops and supplies to bolster the war efforts. With neither side gaining the upper hand, a stalemate occurred. Still, the conflict was a bloody one, with almost five million people losing their lives. After an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, a two-mile-wide demilitarized zone was created between North and South Korea that still exists today.
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]]>The post 4 Interesting Facts About Genghis Khan appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>There are lots of paintings, drawings, and sculptures of Genghis Khan out there. However, it is highly unlikely they are accurate. There is no surviving artwork of Khan from his lifetime, and the descriptions of his appearance are often contradictory.
Despite stretching the borders of the Mongolian Empire from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe, Genghis Khan never looked to impose his religious beliefs on others. Under his rule, all residents of the Mongolian Empire could freely follow their religion while making places of worship exempt from tax.
Genghis Khan put in place a highly efficient postal system for the period. Called “Yam,” it consisted of a network of stations and checkpoints throughout the empire. This allowed messengers to take a rest or get a fresh horse, enabling them to cover great distances in a short amount of time.
Among the biggest mysteries surrounding Genghis Khan is the cause of his death and his final resting place. According to some accounts, he died after falling from a horse, while others attribute his death to illness or wounds from a fight. After his death, his trusted generals went through great effort to hide his grave, even murdering those whom they didn’t trust to keep the location secret.
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]]>The post These Museums are Some of the Best in the World appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>Found in the heart of London, the British Museum is one of the world’s oldest and most comprehensive museums, housing a diverse collection of over eight million objects from around the globe. Founded in 1753, the museum’s holdings span thousands of years of human history and culture, encompassing ancient civilizations, world cultures, and archaeological discoveries. Highlights of the museum’s collection include the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, and the Egyptian mummies of the mummy of Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Ramses II. With its extensive collection and ongoing research and conservation efforts, the British Museum continues to be a leading institution for the study and appreciation of human history and culture.
Situated on the banks of the Seine River in Paris, the Louvre is the largest and most visited museum in the world, housing over 35,000 works of art spanning millennia of human history. Originally a medieval fortress and later a royal palace, the Louvre was transformed into a public museum in 1793 during the French Revolution. Today, the museum’s vast collection includes iconic masterpieces such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, the ancient Greek statue Venus de Milo, and the monumental painting Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix. With its unparalleled collection of art and artifacts, the Louvre offers visitors a journey through the history of art and civilization unlike any other.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often referred to simply as “the Met”, is one of the largest and most prestigious art museums in the world. Founded in 1870, the museum’s vast collection spans over 5,000 years of art from every corner of the globe, encompassing ancient Egyptian artifacts, European paintings, Asian ceramics, and contemporary sculpture. Highlights of the Met’s collection include Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night, Johannes Vermeer’s The Milkmaid, and Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker. With its diverse collection, world-class exhibitions, and educational programs, the Met offers visitors a comprehensive exploration of art and culture from antiquity to the present day.
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]]>The post Babe Ruth’s Top 3 Baseball Achievements That Will Probably Never Be Matched appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>Hitting a home run is quite hard. Hitting them consistently is reserved for truly great players. Home runs came naturally to Babe Ruth throughout the majority of his career. Ruth had 11 seasons with 40 or more homers, an achievement that is yet to be challenged. The second place on the list is reserved for Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Harmon Killebrew, and Hank Aaron, who each have eight such seasons.
Slugging percentage is used to determine the productivity of a hitter during his plate appearances. The numbers say that there was not a more productive hitter than Babe Ruth in the history of the game, and probably there won’t be. The next best is Ted Williams with .6338, while the active player closest to Ruth is Aaron Judge with .5832.
Babe Ruth finished his career with 2,174 runs scored, placing him fourth on the all-time list. However, he had six seasons with 150 or more runs, an achievement that will hardly ever be matched. Billy Hamilton is second on the list with four such seasons, and no active player has surpassed the 150-mark run even once.
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]]>The post 5 Quick Facts About the Statue of Liberty appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>The Statue of Liberty’s maker, French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, initially wanted to build a lighthouse of similar design in Egypt to commemorate the construction of the Suez Canal. However, that project didn’t come to fruition due to high costs, and Bartholdi pivoted to reinventing it as a statue that the people of France would gift to the United States.
When it was originally brought to the United States in 1886, the Statue of Liberty was brown. However, its copper coating oxidized in the following decades and gave it its signature green color.
While France financed the statue, it was up to the United States to build it a pedestal. This turned out to be challenging, as neither President Grover Cleveland nor Congress wanted to allocate the funds towards it. Eventually, New York congressman Joseph Pulitzer organized a successful crowdfunding campaign to make sure the Statue of Liberty ended in New York City.
You might have noticed that the Statue of Liberty’s crown has seven spikes. This wasn’t by accident, as they represent seven continents of the world while also serving as the light that extends out to the world.
The copper coating didn’t just turn the Statue of Liberty green, but it also made it a lightning magnet. On average, the Statue of Liberty is struck by 600 lightings each year.
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]]>The post Was Isaac Newton’s Theory of Gravitation Inspired By an Apple Falling From a Tree? appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>As the original story goes, Newton was sitting under an apple tree on a warm evening and gathering his thoughts. At one point, an apple fell from the tree and struck him in the head. Instead of being rattled, Newton exclaimed “Eureka” and came up with the theory of gravitation on the spot.
While this sounds like a remarkable story, it is most likely not correct. Modern scholars believe that Newton came up with the Theory of Gravitation after a long period of observation of the world that surrounds him, with a falling apple being just a part of the equation.
Newton’s friend, author William Stukeley, described the event in his book Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton’s Life, notably leaving out the part where the apple falls on Newton’s head.
“Why should that apple always descend perpendicularly to the ground”, thought he to himself: occasioned by the fall of an apple, as he sat in a contemplative mood: “Why should it not go sideways, or upwards? But constantly to the Earth’s center? Assuredly, the reason is, that the Earth draws it. There must be a drawing power in matter. And the sum of the drawing power in the matter of the Earth must be in the Earth’s center, not in any side of the Earth. Therefore does this apple fall perpendicularly, or toward the center,” Stukeley writes.
There are also some scientists and experts who believe that Newton made up the falling apple event later in his life or gave it more importance than it deserved. However, we will never know, and maybe it is better that way because it is definitely a cool story.
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]]>The post Top 3 Facts About World War II That You Didn’t Learn in School appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>With this in mind, it is understandable that the history lessons you get in school leave a lot of stuff out when covering WWII. Here are some of the most interesting facts you might not have been taught.
Japan officially surrendered on September 2, 1945. However, this didn’t mark the end of the Japanese involvement in the war, at least for two soldiers. Hiroo Onoda and Teruo Nakamura didn’t surrender until 29 years after the war officially ended. Onoda was in hiding in the Philippines, while Nakamura lived in a small hut on Morotai Island, where he was originally stationed. They were both discovered and surrendered in 1974.
Two Polish doctors, Dr. Eugene Lazowski and Stanislav Matulewicz Lazowski, managed to save the lives of 8,000 Jews during World War II. The doctors discovered that the Nazis wouldn’t take anyone with a typhus diagnosis to concentration camps as they feared widespread infection and considered the disease deadly. This prompted the duo to inject Jews with dead Epidemic Typhus bacteria, which caused the person to test positive for typhus but had no negative effects of the disease itself.
On August 15, 1943, Allied forces arrived on the Pacific island of Kiska with the intention to recapture it from the Japanese army as part of Operation Cottage. More than 100 soldiers died during the operation, but none were killed by the enemy. It turned out that the Japanese soldiers had already left the island. Instead, the casualties were a result of friendly fire, booby traps, and other hazards.
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]]>The post Pele’s Top 3 Soccer Achievements That Will Probably Never Be Matched appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>Part of Pele’s greatness is that he scored goals at will. He is officially recognized by Guinness World Records for scoring 1,279 goals in 1,363 games. It is important to note that this includes goals scored in friendly and exhibition matches, which are not counted by the soccer governing body, FIFA. Pele himself claimed that his goal tally is bigger and stands at 1,283 goals.
Pele is the only player in the history of soccer with three World Cup trophies on his resume. He won his first World Cup with Brazil’s national team in 1958 as a 17-year-old and went on to repeat the feat in 1962 and 1970. Not a single active player has more than one, and no player born after 1976 has two.
Pele is also a record holder for most hat-tricks—scoring three goals in a single game—with 92. This achievement of his is officially recognized by FIFA because all of the 92 hat-tricks came in official club and international matches. His closest challengers, Cristiano Ronaldo with 65 and Lionel Messi with 57, are still active but approaching the end of their respective careers and are unlikely to even come close to Pele.
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