The French King Francis I, who was a sponsor of the famous artist Leonardo da Vinci, was born on this day in 1494. Francis I was probably the most famous French Renaissan...
The Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie was member of the Solomonic dynasty, which had ruled Ethiopia since the 13th century. It allegedly originated from King Solomon and t...
On this day, the first couple was launched into space – Jan Davis and Mark C. Lee. They were NASA astronauts. It is interesting to note that they had married in secret du...
This day marked the famous wedding of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier. They had met 13 months before their engagement, which lasted about two and a half months. Jo...
On this day in 1952, several people in the United States confirmed they had seen the strange creature – known as the Flatwoods Monster. Some thought that was an alien or...
The hijackers abducted four planes, and simultaneously attacked multiple targets in the United States on this day in 2001. Two planes focused on the twin towers of the Wo...
The French king Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette had their diamond stolen on this day in 1792. It was the famous blue diamond, named “Hope”, also known as...
This day in 1565 marked the end of the famous Siege of Malta, which resulted in a Christian victory. It was one of the largest siege battles during the wars in the Medite...