The American First Lady who surely held the greatest power during her husband’s presidential mandate was born on this day in 1872. Edith Wilson was the wife of the...
On this day in 2003, the People’s Republic of China became the third country in history to successfully send a man into space. Only two other countries (the USA and...
The world speed record for ground vehicles was set on this day in 1997. It was also the first time in history that a ground vehicle broke the sound barrier (Mach 1). The...
Hermann Goering is known as one of Hitler’s closest associates. He held the highest rank in the Third Reich, that of Reichsmarschall, which made him the senior comm...
This day in 961 marked the death of the powerful Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III, one of the greatest Muslim rulers of his time. He took the title of caliph, which denotes the l...
On this day in 1912, American president Theodore Roosevelt was wounded in an assassination attempt. The assassination was peculiar because Roosevelt, despite being wounde...
On this day in 1947, the sound barrier was officially broken by an aircraft for the first time in history (i.e. it achieved a speed of Mach 1). The man responsible for th...
The famed William Penn, the man after whom the U.S. state of Pennsylvania was named, was born on this day. He was born in London, and his father was the notable admiral S...