Konosuke Matsushita spent his childhood in poverty. He founded his own company when he was 23 years old, but his business took a long time to finally get going. This day...
On this day in 1865 the greatest maritime disaster in United States history occurred, larger even than the much more famous sinking of the Titanic. Specifically, more tha...
On this day, the bloodthirsty Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II was finally ousted. He had earned his nicknames “Bloody” and “Damned” mostly because of the terrible massacres...
The castle was the property of the Eltz family for centuries, and is still owned by a descendant of one of its branches. This day in 1965 marked the issuing of West Germa...
Tanzania is one of the greatest countries in the world according to the number of natural landmarks. This day in 1964 marked the founding of Tanzania, which was formed by...
Queen Maria Amalia allegedly gave 80% of her income to charities. Maria Amalia de Bourbon was born on this date in 1782. She was the last queen in the history of France....
The final round of the 1925 presidential elections was held in Germany on this day, where for the first time in the history the German President was directly elected. As...
Nazi Rudolf Hess, one of Hitler’s closest associates, was born on this day. Hess became “Deputy Führer” (Stellvertreter des Führers) after Hitler came to power, making hi...