On August 19, 14, the first Roman emperor, Octavian Augustus, died. There is a rumor that he was poisoned by his wife Livija, with the help of poison put in fresh figs. I...
In addition to 40 mice, 2 more rats, one gray rabbit, flies and several plants, and two dogs, named Bjelka and Strjelka (both females), were sent into space on the same f...
Clinton grew up in a period of racial segregation in the American South. Interestingly, in addition to Bill Clinton, musician Johhny Cash was born in southern Arkansas. O...
Elizabeth Stuart married Prince Elector Frederick, a member of the Protestant branch of the Wittlesbach dynasty. Elizabeth Stuart, Princess of Scotland and England and Qu...
Sv. Louis of Toulouse was the great-grandson of the Croatian-Hungarian King Bela IV, and it was precisely this kinship that led his family to the right to the Croatian-Hu...
As the helicopter approached the Hankal air base, located not far from the Chechen capital of Grozny, it was hit by enemy troops with an anti-aircraft missile. On August...
The meteor was visible for only thirty seconds. On August 18, 1783, a brilliant meteor was spotted over Great Britain, the appearance of which was recorded by many observ...
On August 18, 1877, the Martian moon (natural satellite) Phobos was discovered. It is one of the two Martian moons, with the other named Deimos. Namely, the names Phobos...