Famous communist Leon Trotsky was assassinated on this day. The assassination took place in Mexico, where Trotsky had been living since he was exiled from the USSR after...
This day in 1977 marked the launch of the space probe Voyager 2, one of the most distant human-made objects (distance of 106.65 AU from the Sun). Voyager 2 travels throug...
The maiden voyage of the famous ship NS Savannah took place on this day in 1962. It was a historically important event because the NS Savannah was the first nuclear-power...
Unusual racist riots erupted in a part of Brooklyn, New York on this day. Many American Jews saw those events as the largest pogrom of Jews in the history of the USA. The...
On this day in 1991, hardliners in the USSR initiated a coup with the goal of preserving the old Soviet order. The group was led by eight high-ranking members of the Comm...
On this day in 1989, a raid was conducted on the pirate Radio Caroline station in the North Sea. That station had been active since 1964, and had transmitted a signal fro...
Bernard Baruch, American financier and political advisor of Jewish descent, was born on this day in 1870. He was one of the most famous Wall Street brokers and became ric...
On this day Adolf Hitler held a referendum in Nazi Germany, where it was to be decided whether he could hold the dual office of head of state and head of government. He h...