On this day in 1770, a comet passed closer to Earth than any other comet in recorded history. Namely, the comet popularly known as Lexell’s Comet (official designation D/...
On this day in 1971, William Lawrence Bragg, the youngest Nobel Prize winner in the field of science, died. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics when he was only 25...
The seat of the Hohenzollern dynasty was thus moved to Berlin. The core of the German Empire was built around that city in the 19th century. On this day in 1415 Burgrave...
Ribbentrop married a very rich girl – Anna Elisabeth Henkell. She was the daughter of the large champagne and sparkling wine producer Otto Henkel. On this day Hitler’s fo...
The Széchényi family was among the wealthiest in Hungary and held vast estates. Count Ferenc Széchényi, founder of many important Hungarian cultural institutions, was bor...
After he received Communion, Alfred Hitchcock quietly wept while tears ran down his cheeks. On this day the famous film director Alfred Hitchcock died. Before his death,...
We bring you a detailed list of people whom Hitler appointed to top positions in the German Reich in his last will and testament. On this day, near the end of Worl...
Napoleon’s Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan was born on this day. He was about seven years older than Napoleon; therefore, he was among the more experienced military command...