On this day the famous American actor Rock Hudson announced to the press that he had been diagnosed with AIDS. This caused a great sensation, because AIDS was at that tim...
This day in 1943 marked one of the most famous events in Italian history. On this day, the Italian King deposed Benito Mussolini, who had been the fascist Duce and the he...
On this day in 1959, the first practical hovercraft model SR.N1 (short for Saunders-Roe Nautical 1) crossed the English Channel. It was designed by Christopher Cockerell,...
On this day in 1848, Arthur Balfour, a politician who became British Prime Minister in the early 20th century, was born. Balfour came from a wealthy Scottish family. At t...
On July 24, 1922, the League of Nations confirmed the British mandate in Palestine, over territory that had belonged to the Ottoman Empire before World War I. The United...
The prevailing opinion today is that Machu Picchu was not a city in the classical sense of the word but served as an imperial estate, a religious refuge, or a secret cere...
On July 24, 1969, humans returned to planet Earth for the first time from the Moon. Of course, it was the crew of Apollo 11, the first space mission to land on the lunar...
Admiral Kuznetsov held the high position of People’s Commissar (Minister) of the Soviet Navy throughout World War II. On this day in 1904, Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuzn...