The most famous road in the world opened on this day 85 years ago. It originally ran from Chicago to Los Angeles, and was 3,940 kilometers long. During the 1930s, the roa...
World War I officially ended on this 11th day of the 11th month, at 11 a.m. The armistice was signed on this day in the famous railway carriage in the French town of Comp...
American human rights activist Martin Luther King, Sr. died on this day in 1984. He was the father of the famed Nobel Prize winner Martin Luther King, Jr. The elder King...
Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, one of the people most responsible for starting World War I, was born on this day. He was namely the Chief of the Austro-Hungarian General St...
The famous Protestant theologian Martin Luther was born on this day in the German town of Eisleben. His father’s name was Hans Luder (Ludher), and he was a mining entrepr...
On this day, the Catholic Church celebrates the renowned Pope Saint Leo the Great, who is credited with rescuing Italy from the invasion of the Huns. His era was characte...
On this day in 2007 there was an unusual incident at the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago (Chile). During a speech, Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero was interrupted sever...
The most famous diamond in the world – Hope – has a reputation for being cursed. It is said that it brings bad luck to its owners. Among its owners were Louis XVI and Mar...