On this day in 1957, the Soviet Union launched the R-7 Semyorka – the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Its name Semyorka (Russian: Семёрка) means...
This day in 1977 marked the launch of the space probe Voyager 2, one of the most distant human-made objects (distance of 106.65 AU from the Sun). Voyager 2 travels throug...
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...
One of the most important ship canals in the world, the one bisecting the state of Panama in Central America, was declared open on this day. The Panama Canal was the grea...
The largest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton to date was discovered on this day in 1990. The skeleton was nicknamed “Sue” after its discoverer, t...
On this day in 1953 the USSR detonated its first thermonuclear bomb. Of course, thermonuclear weapons produce much more powerful (up to 1,000 times) explosions than stand...
On this day the electric chair was for the first time in history used as a method of execution. On it died William Kemmler, sentenced for murdering his wife with an ax. T...
On this day in 1958, the USS Nautilus submarine reached the North Pole after sailing under the Arctic ice. This was the first time in history that a submarine reached the...
