This day marked the first flight ot the German helicopter – the Focke-Wulf Fw 61. It was designed by engineer Henrich Focke, who founded the company known as “Focke...
On this day Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate died in present-day Iraq. Such a place of death seems unusual for one Roman emperor, but the gist of it was that Julian was...
On this day in 1678, a woman received a university degree for the first time in history. Her name was Elena Cornaro Piscopia and she was originally from Venice. Elena was...
On this day, the grand coronation of Maria Theresa as the ruler of the Hungarian-Croatian kingdom was held. Since it was thought that women are not fit to govern Hungary...
On this day, in 1902, the Japanese imperial prince Chichibu was born. He was the younger brother of the famous Japanese Emperor Hirohito. Indeed, Prince Chichibu was the...
On this day in 1938, Ireland got its first president in history. His name was Douglas Hyde and he was a respected scholar of the Irish language (Gaelic). This old languag...
On this day Joanna II, Queen of Naples from the famous dynasty of Anjou, was born in present-day Zadar in Croatia. She was the sister of the famous king Ladislaus of Napl...
On this day in 1939 Siam was renamed Thailand, according to the decision of Plaek Phibunsongkhram. This dictator held the rank of field marshal. He also served as Prime M...