The Spanish right-wing politician Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera was born on this day. He was the founder of the Spanish Falange, a right-wing party with fascist characteri...
On this day the esteemed Count Folke Bernadotte, member of the Swedish royal family (the present-day Swedish royal dynasty originates from the Napoleon’s marshal Jean Ber...
On this day in 42 BC Julius Caesar was declared a god by the Roman Senate. It was the first time in history that a Roman citizen was officially deified. Interestingly, Ca...
On this day in 1993, Czechoslovakia was divided into two republics – the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The dissolution of Czechoslovakia into two independent republics – t...
On this day in 1889, North and South Dakota became U.S. States. It is interesting that these two states have the highest percentage of population of German origin in the...
The currently reigning king of Thailand – Bhumibol Adulyadej – was born on this day in 1927. He is also, according to the Forbes magazine, the richest monarch in the worl...