Switzerland was one of the last European countries to grant women the right to vote (the small Liechtenstein was the only one to introduce it later). The reason for that...
At the time, the word “facebook”, was used in the U.S. to represent a book with pictures and information about students which was published by university bodies, usually...
The charity Cancer Research UK has around 500 million GBP (some 800 million U.S. dollars) at its disposal every year. These funds are acquired through donations rather th...
On this day in 1722 Russian emperor Peter the Great introduced a Table of Ranks in his country, according to which civilian and military officials were divided into a new...
The reign of the famed Song dynasty in China began on this day in 960. The technological and cultural achievements of that dynasty make it one of the most important in Ch...
Without Napoleon’s knowledge, Marshal Marmont issued a decree and eliminated the Senate and the government of the Republic. In doing so he formally put an end to the Repu...
What were the Russians doing near the Earth’s South Pole at the time? It was an expedition of the Imperial Russian Navy across the southern seas. On this day in 1820, hum...
Catholicism caught very strong roots in Hawaii so that, today, the Catholic Church is the largest religious community in the state. There are more than 240,000 Catholics...
