On this day in 1962, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan sacked seven members of his cabinet. It was the largest dismissal of Ministers in such a short time in Britis...
A very dramatic event in the history of Scotland took place on this day. The British were able to capture the Scottish King William I, known under the nickname “The...
On this day Marshal Philippe Pétain took over the function of Chief of the French State (French: Chef de l’État Français). In practice, he was the head of the so-ca...
The Bahamas gained independence from the UK on this day in 1973. Although an independent state, this island country is formally under the control of the British queen (si...
On this day in 1940, a Parliament meeting of great significance that voted for the transfer of power to the so-called Vichy government of Marshal Philippe Pétain took pla...
On this day the dramatic attack on Greenpeace’s famous ship Rainbow Warrior was carried out by French secret agents. The ship was anchored in the New Zealand port of Auck...
On this day the North Korean communist leader Kim Il-sung died. The cause of death was a heart attack. Kim Il-sung was already at an advanced age of 82 and for some time...
On this day the colony of Rhode Island (the smallest state in the USA) received its official charter granted by British King Charles II from the House of Stuart. Most pe...
