1556: Deadliest Earthquake in History
It is estimated that 830,000 people were killed. The reason for such a record death toll is in the fact that most of the population lived in dwellings carved in a specifi...
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1968: A Nuclear Bomb is Still Lying on the Ocean Floor
A B-52 bomber carried four hydrogen 1.1 megaton bombs aboard (each about 80 times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima). One of the worst nuclear accidents in...
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1778: Why did James Cook Name Hawaii the “Sandwich Islands”?
Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands on this day. Interestingly, he originally named them the “Sandwich Islands” – in honor of Cook’s sponsor at the time –...
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1966: Three Nuclear Bombs Fell on Spain
Four 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs (each five times the strength of the ones dropped on Hiroshima) fell out of an American B-52 “Stratofortress” bomber and hit the ground nea...
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1945: What Stands on the Site of Hitler’s Bunker in Berlin Today?
Hitler’s bunker was actually not dug especially deep in the ground – only around 8.5 meters. On this day Hitler permanently moved into the bunker and his closest associat...
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1943: U.S. President Travels by Plane for the First Time in History
The airplane with which most of his first presidential trips were carried out was a Boeing 314 Clipper. On this day the U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt flew to M...
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Marilyn Monroe Marries Joe DiMaggio – 1954
The place and time of the wedding of Monroe and DiMaggio were kept a secret from the audience for a long time, but the public still found out about it, so that 500 people...
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1894: The organization that owns approximately 200 castles and palaces
On this day in 1894, the British National Trust organization was founded. Today this association is one of the largest owners of castles and palaces in the world, as it h...
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