On this day in 1789, the oldest Catholic diocese in the United States was established. It was located in the city of Baltimore, in the U.S. state of Maryland. Selecting t...
On this day in 1494, the famous Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, probably the most famous ruler in the history of the Ottoman Empire, was born. It is interesting that he...
On this day the Soviet secret service assassinated British spy Sidney Reilly. His life was an interesting model for the writer Ian Fleming, who used it as an inspiration...
On this day, exactly one year after the election of Abraham Lincoln for U.S. president, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America. It is...
On this day, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States. He defeated candidates Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge, and John Bell. He won t...
On this day one of the most unusual Turkish sultans in history was born. His name was Ibrahim I and he was born in Istanbul – the capital of the great Ottoman Empire. Int...
On this day the People’s Republic of China succeeded in placing its first satellite into orbit around the Moon. It was named Chang’e 1, after the Chinese Moon godde...
On this day in 1916, a joint declaration by German Emperor Wilhelm II and Austro-Hungarian Emperor and King Francis Joseph I promised the creation of the Kingdom of Polan...