Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, who is considered the founder of the city of Chicago, died on this day in 1818. His name indicates his origin (the French had colonies in th...
On this day in 1963, the world’s longest floating bridge was opened – the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge in the U.S. state of Washington. The bridge connects the areas o...
On this day Elizabeth Christine, Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, was born to a German Protestant prince. As a young girl she became greatly renowned for her beauty. W...
The renowned Charles Rolls, founder of the Rolls-Royce company, was born to family of wealthy British aristocrats on this day. His father was Lord Llangattock, a prominen...
On this day in 2003, the planet Mars came closest to the Earth during the last 60.000 years. The distance between the planet Mars and the Earth was only 55,758,006 kilome...
On this day in 1798, an unusual republic was proclaimed in Ireland. Ireland had been ruled by the British since the 12th century i.e for about 600 years. This attempt to...
The famous Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I, the last reigning Emperor of Ethiopia, died on this day in 1975. Less than a year before his death, he had been deposed by...
The Ostankino Tower near Moscow caught fire on this day in 2000. It is one of the world’s tallest towers (540.1 meters tall). The tower is located in the northern part of...