On this day in 1923, Ankara was declared the capital of Turkey, in place of Istanbul. This was a massive change, since Istanbul was one of the largest cities in Europe, w...
On this day in 1307, French king Philip IV the Fair ordered the mass arrest of Knights Templar in the Kingdom of France. That day fell on Friday 13th and some consider th...
On this day, an assassination attempt was made on Yugoslav king Alexander Karađorđević. He had arrived in Marseilles the same day aboard the destroyer Dubrovnik. He was m...
On this day in 1991, the Parliament (Sabor) of the Republic of Croatia severed all remaining ties with the republics and provinces of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu...
German Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler was born on this day in 1900, in Munich. He was one of the highest-ranking functionaries of the Third Reich. He was the head of the Ge...
On this day in 1928, Chiang Kai-shek became the leader of the Chinese nationalist state. This term includes the area under the control of the nationalist Kuomintang movem...
Egyptian president Sadat was a thorn in the side of Arab ultra-nationalists due to his peacemaking actions in Palestine. For his efforts in reconciling the Arabs and Jews...
Nazi physician Leonardo Conti died on this day in 1945. He is most known for holding the high-ranking title of “Reich Health Leader” during Hitler’s time in power....
