On this day Japanese Field Marshal Shunroku Hata was born – one of only five of Imperial Japanese Army officers with a marshal’s rank during World War II. Ind...
On this day the famous American actor Rock Hudson announced to the press that he had been diagnosed with AIDS. This caused a great sensation, because AIDS was at that tim...
This day in 1943 marked one of the most famous events in Italian history. On this day, the Italian King deposed Benito Mussolini, who had been the fascist Duce and the he...
On this day in 1848, Arthur Balfour, a politician who became British Prime Minister in the early 20th century, was born. Balfour came from a wealthy Scottish family. At t...
On this day in 1950, the first rocket was launched from the famous Cape Canaveral in the U.S. state of Florida. Meanwhile, Cape Canaveral became known as the main U.S. la...
On this day in 1701, the famous American city of Detroit was founded. Interestingly, the founder of Detroit was the French explorer Antoine de Cadillac. The famous Americ...
On this day in 1915, the unusual sinking of the SS Eastland happened in Chicago. Specifically, when more than 2,500 passengers boarded that ship in the port, she rolled o...
On this day the current reigning King Mohammed VI of Morocco came to the throne. His country is today the largest Muslim kingdom in terms of population (only Saudi Arabia...
