On this day in 1862, it was decided that the “Linen Book of Zagreb” would be kept in Zagreb, Croatia. The 1130-word text is the longest Etruscan text ever found. The fabr...
This day in 1865 marked the first Wild West gunfight, which took place immediately after the American Civil War (the last shot was allegedly fired on 22 June 1865 i.e. ab...
On this day, the lowest natural temperature ever recorded on Earth, minus 89.2 °C, was measured. The place where this happened is called the Pole of Cold and is located o...
On this day in 1944, Colonel Count von Stauffenberg was executed in Berlin, along with other conspirators who attempted to kill Adolf Hitler. It was Hitler’s swift...
On this day British Prime Minister Thomas Pelham-Holles was born. He was the older of the two brothers who became, one after the other, British Prime Ministers. Thomas la...
On this day in 1951, the first King of Jordan was assassinated in Jerusalem. Abdullah was shot while attending Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque – one of the hol...
On this day in 1966, Mexico`s President Enrique Peña Nieto was born. He was elected in 2012 for a term of six years (Mexico has a long presidential term). He was born in...
This day in 1866 marked one of the greatest naval victories of the Habsburgs. The Battle of Lissa is known as first major naval battle between ironclads, which replaced...
