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...
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...
St. Albert Hurtado, a Chilean saint who fought for the welfare of young and socially endangered people, died on this day in 1952. St. Albert Hurtado was born in the city...
Emperor Francis Joseph I, the ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, was born on this day in 1830. He was born in the famed Schönbrunn Palace near Vienna, which had been...
Famous automobile magnate Walter Chrysler died on this day in 1940. Of course, the Chrysler corporation was named after him and it today includes the brands Jeep, Dodge,...
The first space probe in human history to successfully land on another planet was launched on this day in 1970. The probe in question was called Venera 7 (Венера-7, Venus...