On this day in 1947 an expedition led by Thor Heyerdahl finished its famous journey on the Kon-Tiki raft. By that expedition, Heyerdahl wanted to prove that it was possib...
On this day in 1714, the Imperial Russian Navy achieved its first major victory at the Battle of Gangut, during the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden. The batt...
The Ivory Coast, a state in Africa, gained its independence on this day in 1960 French is still the official language in that country, and its formal name is „République...
French citizen Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours died on this day in 1817. His descendants became one of the wealthiest families in world history. Namely, according to the...
On this day the legendary illusionist Harry Houdini, a Hungarian Jew by birth and whose real name was Erich Weisz, performed one of his greatest feats – spending 91 minut...
On this day the electric chair was for the first time in history used as a method of execution. On it died William Kemmler, sentenced for murdering his wife with an ax. T...
Fulgencio Batista, former Cuban dictator and president who was overthrown by a movement led by Fidel Castro, died on this day in 1973. After he was deposed, Batista fled...
On this day Japanese businessman Soichiro Honda, the founder of the famous company Honda, died. This company is the second-largest Japanese manufacturer of automobiles t...