On this day in 1928, Chiang Kai-shek became the leader of the Chinese nationalist state. This term includes the area under the control of the nationalist Kuomintang movem...
Egyptian president Sadat was a thorn in the side of Arab ultra-nationalists due to his peacemaking actions in Palestine. For his efforts in reconciling the Arabs and Jews...
On this day in 1683, German immigrants founded the first larger German settlement in North America – Germantown, Pennsylvania. That town has since merged with Philadelphi...
Nazi physician Leonardo Conti died on this day in 1945. He is most known for holding the high-ranking title of “Reich Health Leader” during Hitler’s time in power....
Milovan Đilas, one of the main ideologues of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia and Josip Broz Tito’s possible successor was was sentenced to seven years imprisonmen...
On this day in 1986, The Sunday Times published an article titled “Revealed: The Secrets of Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal”. The article was in fact a report...
German colonists founded the city of Anaheim, California on this day in 1857. The city is now famous for being the home of Disneyland, one of the largest amusement parks...
After it was announced that opposition candidate Vojislav Koštunica had received 49% of the vote in the first round of elections (i.e. 1% less than was required), and tha...