Zionism is known as movement whose goal was the establishment of an independent Jewish state. The First Zionist Congress was held from 29 to 31 August 1897 in the Swiss c...
On this day Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was grievously wounded in an assassination attempt. Interestingly, the attempt was carried out by a woman, Fanny Kaplan. Kaplan was born...
On this day in 1940, the so-called Second Vienna Arbitration assigned a large part of Romania to Hungary. This arbitration was performed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy...
On this day in 1999, a referendum on independence took place in East Timor, in which separation from Indonesia was voted. East Timor is now a recognized independent stat...
The famous statesman Jean-Baptiste Colbert was born on this day in 1619. He is known as one of the world’s most influential finance ministers. Colbert served as minister...
On this day in 1798, an unusual republic was proclaimed in Ireland. Ireland had been ruled by the British since the 12th century i.e for about 600 years. This attempt to...
The famous Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I, the last reigning Emperor of Ethiopia, died on this day in 1975. Less than a year before his death, he had been deposed by...
On this day in 1991, Ukraine proclaimed its independence from the USSR. It was part of the process of disintegration of the Soviet Union, which occurred despite some hard...