The overthrown King Constantine II. he continued to live in Rome, later moving to London. On June 1, 1973, royal power was abolished in Greece. The former Greek king Constantine II. it was formally overthrown and a republic established. Admittedly, C...
Pope Gregory XVI was a Camaldolese monk on the eve of his election as pope. It was only after his election as pope that he was ordained a bishop (of course, a bishop of Rome). Gregory XVI, the last pope who was not a bishop before the election, died...
James Clark Ross, a famous polar explorer who later traveled to Antarctica, was 31 at the time of reaching the North Magnetic Pole. On June 1, 1831, a British expedition led by James Clark Ross reached the Earth's North Magnetic Pole. This pole, whic...
Since it was a Friday night, a large number of young people gathered in front of the disco. At 23 hours and 27 minutes local time, Hotari detonated an explosive, which blew up many people near him. On June 1, 2001, a horrific massacre took place at a...
On this day, during World War II, German Luftwaffe aircraft shot down a Douglas DC-3 civilian airliner over the Bay of Biscay, killing all 17 people on board. The passenger aircraft was flying along the line from Lisbon in Portugal to Whitchurch in...
On this day in 1916, Louis Dembitz Brandeis became Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the first Jew to hold that position. The Supreme Court of the United States has eight judges and it is interesting that they are appointed for life...
On this day in 1670, a secret pact in Dover was made according to which Catholic faith should return to Britain. As it is well known, England split from Rome and Catholicism back in the 16th century during the reign of King Henry VIII from the Tudor...
On this day the significant Mormon leader Brigham Young was born. He was referred to by some as the “American Moses” because of the large role he played in the early days of the Mormon Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Specifi...
On this day in 1495, the production of Scotch whisky was mentioned in written records for the first time in history. According to that record, the first whisky was produced by the monk John Cor of Lindores Abbey. At that time, Scotland was still a Ca...
This day marked the beginning of the reign of Ramesses II - probably the most famous Egyptian pharaoh. He ruled for 66 years, which is one of the longest reigns in ancient history. He died at the age of 90 or 91. It is believed that Ramesses II began...
The Ulm Minster was built in the gothic style. The Ulm Minster parish church was finished on this day in 1890. At 161.5 meters, it is currently the tallest ecclesiastical building in the world. At the time it was built it was among the tallest buildi...
On this day, in 1962, Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann was executed in Israel. His arrest in Argentina and his covert transfer to Israel for trial was an event of international importance. Eichmann’s trial in Jerusalem received particular media coverage...
Frederick II the Great came to the throne the same year as Maria Theresa, his arch-rival. The reign of Frederick II the Great, one of the most significant rulers in German history, began on this day in 1740. He acceded to the Prussian throne at the a...
On this day in 1809, the musician Joseph Haydn died. He was one of the most prominent composers of the Classical period, along with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. Indeed, Haydn was in contact with both Mozart and Beethoven, as the...
During Manuel I’s reign Portuguese explorers discovered Brazil and routes to India, China and Siam. This day in 1469 marked the birth of Manuel I, the king who ruled over Portugal from 1495 until 1521. His reign was also Portugal’s golden age, when P...
Walther Funk, who was the president of the Reichsbank during Hitler's regime, died on this day in 1960. The Reichsbank was headquartered in Berlin. It was a large building, which later served as the seat of the Central Committee, and Politburo of the...
Napoleon's Marshal Jean Lannes died on this day in 1809. He was one of only three Napoleon's marshals who were killed during battles or shortly after them (the other two were Marshal Bessières and Marshal Poniatowski). Namely, Marshal Lannes was the...
On this day Slavoljub Eduard Penkala patented the first solid-ink fountain pen. It was only a starting point in the further development of the mechanical pencil, which is colloquially often called a pen after its inventor. Penkala was born in the to...
On this day the English burned the 19-year-old St. Joan of Arc at the stake for alleged heresy. The motivation for the English to convict and eliminate her was her support to the French King Charles VII, whom she helped return to the throne. It was,...
The parliament was still called the Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Croatia at the time. After the first multiparty parliamentary elections were held in Croatia, the parliament assembled in Zagreb on this day in 1990. The parliament was still...
On this day in 1911, the first competition on the famous “Indianapolis 500″ race was held. Today, this race is one of the biggest annual events in the world of motor sport. Indeed, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the race has been held for mor...
The ESA’s spaceport is located in French Guiana in South America. The European Space Agency (ESA) was founded on this day in 1975 as an umbrella organization for all similar institutions in Europe. Today it has 22 member states, but not all members a...
Before he became a cosmonaut, Leonov was a pilot in the Soviet Union’s air force. Alexey Leonov, an astronaut (or cosmonaut, as they’re known in Russia) who conducted the first walk outside a spacecraft in history and thus became the first man to ent...
On this day the famous Peter Carl Fabergé, world known as the craftsman of expensive “Fabergé eggs”, was born. These eggs, made of gemstones and precious metals, now exceed the price of $10 million apiece and are probably the most luxurious decorativ...
On this day in 1967, the Republic of Biafra proclaimed its independence from Nigeria. The international recognition of Biafra wasn't achieved, and Nigerian forces eventually defeated it. Biafra was reintegrated into Nigeria. The area is inhabited by...
The last public execution in Vienna took place on this day in 1868. It is also likely the last such execution in the lands under the Habsburg crown. The person who was executed was 23-year-old Georg Ratkay, sentenced to death for the murder of Marie...
The famous Georg von Trapp died on this day in 1947. The musical “My Sound of Music" was based on a true story. Namely, the young Maria (Julie Andrews), who firstly wanted to become a nun, and Georg von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) fell in love. Von T...
On this day the English King Henry VIII married for the third time, only 11 days after he had his previous wife beheaded. This previous wife was the famous Anne Boleyn, because of whom Henry severed his ties with the Catholic Church. His decision had...
They were called the UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization) and responsible for securing ceasefires in the Middle East. The first UN peacekeeping troops were founded on this day in 1948. They were called the UNTSO (United Nations Truce...
A lot of people know that the Turks committed a terrible genocide against the Armenians. It was one of the bloodiest crimes in recent history, and people responsible for genocide were hiding the truth for a long time. Over million people were killed...
