Tunisia became an independent kingdom on this day in 1956. Bey Muhammad VIII al-Amin, then became the new king, addressed as His Royal Highness. His former title, bey, wa...
On this day in 1685 French explorer René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle founded a colony of the area of what is now Texas. It was particularly interesting for being the west...
On this day in 1936, the socialist-communist coalition won the elections in Spain. A few months later, a civil war broke out after right-wing forces led by General Franci...
On this day in 1626 Ethiopian emperor Susenyos I solemnly pledged allegiance to the pope and the Catholic Church. He did this in the presence of Alfonso Mendes, a Jesuit...
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...
On this day the Principality of Monaco celebrates its anniversary, because back in 1297 the first member of the Grimaldi family managed to gain control of the coastal roc...
On this day, the last king to rule Bavaria was born. His name was Ludwig III and was a member of the famous Wittelsbach dynasty, which had ruled Bavaria since the 12th ce...
Alessandro de’ Medici, the first Duke of Florence, died on this day in 1537. Indeed, the de’ Medici family held power in Florence since 1434, i.e. approximately a hundred...