Interestingly, the command of the British occupation zone in Austria was located in the famous Schönbrunn Castle, which was once ruled by Empress Maria Theresa. On July 2...
The pilot and co-pilot of the Sukhoi Su-27 fighter managed to save themselves at the last minute using ejection seats, and the plane hit the ground and exploded, killing...
On July 27, 1890, the painter Vincent Van Gogh was wounded by a bullet in the small town of Auvers-sur-Oise in France. That injury led to his death two days later, at the...
Interestingly, Salazar was chosen by Portuguese citizens as the Greatest Portuguese in history in a 2007 poll. His regime, despite its austerity, seemed to be quite succe...
On July 27, 1377, the Grand Council of the Republic of Dubrovnik decided to open a quarantine to isolate travelers coming from areas infected with the disease. This is th...
On this day in 1694, the Bank of England was established. It is the central bank of the UK, which conducts the country’s monetary policy and issues British Pounds b...
On this day in 1865, a group of 153 settlers from Wales arrived in Argentina. They landed with a ship in the harbor called Puerto Madryn in Patagonia. These were mostly w...
On this day in 1940, the first Bugs Bunny cartoon was premiered. It was titled A Wild Hare, and the famous line “What’s up, Doc?” was then used for the...