On this day, the UK made its first nuclear weapons test in its history. In this way it became the third n ...
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1952: UK Tests its First Nuclear Bomb on Australian Soil
1952: UK Tests its First Nuclear Bomb on Australian Soil
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1853: New Caledonia – Once a French Penal Colony
1853: New Caledonia – Once a French Penal Colony
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1975: Papua New Guinea: The Country with the Most Languages in the World
1975: Papua New Guinea: The Country with the Most Languages in the World
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1999: East Timor – One of the Poorest Catholic Countries in the World
1999: East Timor – One of the Poorest Catholic Countries in the World
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1883: Most Powerful Explosion in Human History
1883: Most Powerful Explosion in Human History
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1947: Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl Crosses 6,980 km on the Kon-Tiki Raft
1947: Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl Crosses 6,980 km on the Kon-Tiki Raft
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1767: The Island Still Inhabited by the Descendants of the Bounty Mutineers
1767: The Island Still Inhabited by the Descendants of the Bounty Mutineers
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1971: William L. Bragg: The Youngest Nobel Laureate in the Field of Science
1971: William L. Bragg: The Youngest Nobel Laureate in the Field of Science
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