Peter II Karađorđević – the last king of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia – died in exile on this day in 1970. He came to the throne after his father – Alexander I – was assassi...
American actor Charles Bronson, famous for playing the role of many tough heroes, was born on this day. It is not widely known that he was of Tatar descent, specifically...
On this day the Catholic Church commemorates St. Martin de Porres, an unusual saint of exotic origins. Namely, that saint was of mixed European-African heritage, w...
Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem was killed on this day in 1963. He became the president of South Vietnam back in 1955. He and his family were of Roman Catholic faith;...
One of the greatest moments in aviation history took place on this day. The eccentric multimillionaire Howard Hughes tried to take off in the largest airplane in history....
On this day, 31-year-old Norman Morrison, a Quaker from Baltimore, set himself alight in front of the American Ministry of Defense building. He did it to protest against...
On this day the Maastricht Treaty came into force, through which the European Union was created. The treaty was signed on 7 February 1992 by 12 members of the European Co...
The White House in Washington, D.C. was built in eight years. The construction cost a total of 232,371 U.S. dollars. Numerous slaves and Europeans who did not yet have U....