On this day in 1964, a hate crime occurred that shocked the American public. Conflict between the Ku-Klux-Klan and civil rights activists, who were attempting to register...
On this day, the bloody mass execution of 27 Czech noblemen and citizens happened in Prague as a punishment for the uprising they led against the Habsburg authorities in...
On this day the famous Battle of Lake Trasimene took place, in which the Carthaginian military commander Hannibal achieved one of the greatest victories over the Roman ar...
On this day, in 1782, the design of the Great Seal of the United States was adopted by the US Congress. The seal today appears on the US one dollar bill. The seal greatly...
On this day, in 1895, German Emperor Wilhelm II officially opened the Kiel Canal. It is interesting that the canal bore the name Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal after Emperor Willia...
On this day, back in 1819, a steamship crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. Of course, in those days, it was a great sensation, and is still interesting and unu...
On this day in 1940, during World War II, the Italian troops launched their invasion of France. At the time, the Germans conquered almost the entire France, so Mussolini...
On this day in 1790, during the French Revolution, French noble titles were abolished. Of course, it was a significant event, as the nobility in France played a major rol...