The inauguration ceremony of The Shard in London was held on this day in 2012. It is currently the tallest skyscraper in the entire European Union. The Shard has 87 stor...
On this day, in 1805, Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte, son of Napoleon’s youngest brother Jérôme, was born. Interestingly, the mother of Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte was an...
On this day the most popular swimsuit in history – the bikini – was presented to the world. The creator of the bikini was Louis Réard from Paris. It is intere...
Independence Day is celebrated on this day in the United States because the famous Declaration of Independence by which the states seceded from Great Britain was adopted...
On this day in 1914, the funeral of the famous Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination in Sarajevo triggered World War I, took place. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was h...
The first fighting in Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history, commenced on this day in 1943. Hitler’s German troops tried to encircle and destroy the Soviet...
On this day in 1826, exactly on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, two American presidents died almost simultaneously – Thomas Jefferson and J...