This day marked the start of an unfortunate series of events which would ultimately weaken the Roman Empire. Namely, the reigning Emperor Marcus Aurelius gave his son Com...
Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult – bearer of the high title of Duke of Dalmatia (French: Duc de Dalmatie) died on this day in 1851. This title was given to him by Emper...
On this day the funeral of assassinated U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy took place. A memorial service was held at the Catholic St. Matthew’s Cathedral, in Washing...
Charles-Michel de l’Epee, also called the “Father of the Deaf”, was born of this day. He earned his nickname thanks to his efforts in the area of communication with the h...
On this day in 1177, one of the most famous battles between the Crusaders and the Muslims took place in the Holy Land. Namely, that was the time when the Kingdom of Jerus...
Today the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is celebrated in commemoration of the Mirabal sisters, who were violently murdered on that day b...
Lee Harvey Oswald was a suspect for the murder of President John F. Kennedy. On this day, just two days after the Kennedy assassination, Oswald was killed when the police...
On this day in 2006 former KGB and FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko died in London. The cause of death was poisoning by lethal radioactive polonium-210. It is assumed that...
