This day in 1897 marked the end of an interesting episode in the history of warfare in what is today northern Pakistan. One of its participants was the 22-year-old Winsto...
St Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori, founder of the Catholic monastic community of Redemptorists (Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris – C.Ss.R.) died on this day. St Alphonsus...
Today’s date is considered the official founding date of the Chinese PLA. It is currently the largest army in the world in terms of manpower, and second only to the US Ar...
This day in 1252 marked the death of famous Christian missionary Giovanni da Pian del Carpine. He is of special interest since he traveled from Europe to the far-off capi...
On this day in 1946, a citizen of the United States was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church for the first time in history. It was Saint Frances Cabrini, founder of the...
On this day in 1946, the famous American multimillionaire and aviation enthusiast Howard Hughes nearly died while flying the experimental XF-11 plane on a test flight. Th...
On this day a nuclear explosion was conducted in Nevada that made the biggest artificial crater in the history of mankind. The crater can be seen there today. It is alm...
On this day, in 1792, Austrian Archduke Francis II was declared Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. History would later show that he was also the last emperor of the Empire...