The last Chinese emperor Pu Yi was captured by Soviet troops on this day in 1945. This occurred one day before Japan surrendered to the Allies in World War II. Pu Yi was...
This day in 1891 marked the consecration of the only steel church in Asia – San Sebastian Church in Manila on the Philippines. It also seems to be the only church in the...
The Arab state of Bahrain, situated in the Persian Gulf, achieved its independence on this day in 1971. Bahrain is a wealthy country, but covers only a small area – only...
The famous Woodstock festival, a musical festival which attracted a very large number of hippies, was held on this day in 1969. It is interesting that the festival wasn...
On this day in 1960 the Republic of Congo with its capital Brazzaville achieved independence. This Congo, which used to carry the name Zaire, should not be confused with...
On this day in 1941 Catholic priest and Franciscan Conventual Friar St Maximilian Maria Kolbe died in the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz. Kolbe became one of most p...
On this day, the completion of the famous Cologne Cathedral was solemnly announced. The Cathedral is one of the greatest symbols of Catholicism in Germany. It is an excep...
Nazi politician Baron Konstantin von Neurath died on this day. He is best-known for being the Third Reich’s foreign minister from 1932 until 1938. As the head of the Germ...