1979: How Margaret Thatcher Became Prime Minister
On this day, the first and for now the only woman in history became British Prime Minister – the “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher. Raised as a strict Methodist (her father w...
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1979: Electoral Victory of Margaret Thatcher
On this day in 1979, general parliamentary elections were held in the UK, with Margaret Thatcher winning. In fact, her Conservative Party won 339 seats, while the hithert...
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1791: The First Modern Constitution in Europe was Made in Poland, not France
On this day the first modern constitution in a European country was adopted. Recall that the first in the whole world was the U.S. Constitution of 1787. So, Europe was on...
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1945: The Last Ministers of the Third Reich
On this day in 1945, the ministers of the last government of the Third Reich (the so-called Flensburg Government) were appointed. After the death of Adolf Hitler, Admiral...
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1576: Hungarian Aristocrat Stephen Báthory Becomes King of Poland
On this day in 1576, the Hungarian aristocrat and Prince of Transylvania Stephen Báthory became the King of Poland. He was elected by the Polish Parliament (elective mona...
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1192: Assassins Kill King of Jerusalem
On this day, members of the Assassin sect killed the reigning King of Jerusalem Conrad of Montferrat. It was the era of the Third Crusade, when the Christian knights foug...
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1909: Sultan Abdul Hamid II Overthrown
On this day, the bloodthirsty Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II was finally ousted. He had earned his nicknames “Bloody” and “Damned” mostly because of the terrible massacres...
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1925: Conservative Hindenburg Wins the Election for the President of the Reich
The final round of the 1925 presidential elections was held in Germany on this day, where for the first time in the history the German President was directly elected. As...
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