On this day the People’s Republic of China succeeded in placing its first satellite into orbit around the Moon. It was named Chang’e 1, after the Chinese Moon godde...
On this day in 1916, a joint declaration by German Emperor Wilhelm II and Austro-Hungarian Emperor and King Francis Joseph I promised the creation of the Kingdom of Polan...
On this day in 2008, Barack Obama was elected U.S. president, becoming the first person of African American heritage to achieve that high function. Of course, Joe Biden w...
On this day in 1956, Soviet tanks entered the Hungarian capital of Budapest, so as to put down the revolution that had broken out there. The tanks had already surrounded...
This day in 1874 marked the birth of the most powerful anticommunist leader in Russia – Alexander Kolchak. The Russians who fought against the Bolshevik revolutionary gov...
On this day the fleet of the Russian Empire blockaded the Greek island of Corfu. This was the time when Russian expansion was at its peak. They simultaneously encroached...
Peter II Karađorđević – the last king of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia – died in exile on this day in 1970. He came to the throne after his father – Alexander I – was assassi...
Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem was killed on this day in 1963. He became the president of South Vietnam back in 1955. He and his family were of Roman Catholic faith;...