Pasquale Paoli, one of the most interesting politicians of the 18th century, died on this day in 1807. Namely, Paoli was the founder and president of the first republic i...
This day marked the death of Field Marshal Count Leopold Josef Daun, probably the most respected among Empress Maria Theresa’s military commanders. Some of the othe...
She was kidnapped by a left-wing urban guerrilla group called the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), which used the symbol of a seven-headed cobra. On this day in the town...
Mehmed II was the great-grandfather of Suleiman the Magnificent in a direct male line. One of the most famous sultans in history, next to the Suleiman the Magnificent, Me...
This day in 1820 marked the death of Vietnamese emperor Gia Long, one of the most powerful rules in the entire history of Vietnam. Namely, in his time the Vietnamese Empi...
Despite his highest rank in the Confederate Army, it is interesting that Lee always wore only the uniform of colonel. By this modesty he was similar to Napoleon Bonaparte...
Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany on this day in 1933, even though he did not have an absolute majority in the parliament (Reichstag). This day the Nazis consider...
A Hindu nationalist shot Mahatma Gandhi three times in the chest and abdomen from a distance of only about 20 centimeters. On this day Mahatma Gandhi was murdered in New...
