The Ivory Coast, a state in Africa, gained its independence on this day in 1960 French is still the official language in that country, and its formal name is „République...
French citizen Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours died on this day in 1817. His descendants became one of the wealthiest families in world history. Namely, according to the...
On this day during the first year of World War I, Imperial German submarines set sail from their bases, preparing to attack British shipping. This occurred only two days...
On this day the legendary illusionist Harry Houdini, a Hungarian Jew by birth and whose real name was Erich Weisz, performed one of his greatest feats – spending 91 minut...
On this day the electric chair was for the first time in history used as a method of execution. On it died William Kemmler, sentenced for murdering his wife with an ax. T...
On this day in 1806, Emperor Francis II (Empress Maria Theresa’s grandson) abdicated and thus abolished the Holy Roman Empire. It was the end of a thousand-year empire si...
Fulgencio Batista, former Cuban dictator and president who was overthrown by a movement led by Fidel Castro, died on this day in 1973. After he was deposed, Batista fled...
On this day Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Brentwood apartment in Los Angeles (rich neighborhood between Santa Monica and Bel Air). She was found by her psychiatri...