On this day, in 1721, Elihu Yale, a man after whom the famous Yale University was named, died. It is interesting that he died in London, but not in North America where th...
The number 999 was first introduced on this day in 1937. This happened in London, and the mentioned number became the first emergency telephone number in the world. Befo...
On this day one of the most famous episodes in the history of Nazism took place. Namely, Hitler purged the Nazi Party of his competitors. The so-called “brownshirt...
On this day died the mighty King Alfonso VI, nicknamed the Brave (El Bravo). He was the ruler of Castile, León, Galicia and Portugal, and took the pompous title of...
On this day, while bringing medicine to one of his patients, Venerable José Gregorio Hernández, doctor from Venezuela, was killed. Dr. Hernandez was hit by a car causing...
On this day in 1976, the small island country of Seychelles, located in the Indian Ocean, was granted independence. Seychelles consist of about 155 islands and are approx...
On this day one of the most interesting people in the 20th century was born, who served as the inspiration for the character of James Bond and who was behind the founding...
The former Austrian Emperor and Hungarian-Croatian King Ferdinand I (of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty) died on this day in 1875. His great-grandmother was the famous Empr...