The well-known English explorer and aristocrat, Sir Walter Raleigh, was executed on this day. He was one of the most famous people at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, and...
The oldest university in the USA was founded on this day in 1636. It was originally called the New Collage, and was renamed in 1639, in honor of John Harvard, who had lef...
The founder of the H&M company died on this day in 2002. His name was Erling Persson, and he lived in Sweden. The abbreviation H&M stands for “Hennes & Maurit...
On this day in 1886, the Statue of Liberty was solemnly unveiled in New York. Today it is, of course, one of the icons of that city. The statue was donated by the French...
One of the most important events for the reconciliation of the Catholic Church and the Jews took place on this day. Namely, the Jews were finally absolved of collective g...
One of the most fateful papal elections in history took place on this day in 1958. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who took the name John XXIII upon his inauguration. He is imp...
One of the most famous nuclear physicists in history – Lise Meitner – died on this day in 1968. She was a member of the team whose research led to the discovery of nuclea...
An unusual, but potentially extremely dangerous incident took place on this day in 1981, when the Soviet submarine S-363 ran aground dangerously close to the greatest Swe...