On this day in 1954, the Soviet Union conducted one of the most controversial nuclear tests in history. In order to study the effects of a nuclear attack (on people), the...
The mother of Sultan Ahmed II was born as a Polish Jew. She was allegedly born under the name Eva, but her name was changed after converting to Islam. On this day Sultan...
On this day, an unusual method of determining who will be drafted into the army in the United States was administered for the first time. The method was as follows: only...
On this day the Soviet space shuttle Buran was launched into Space. The Buran spacecraft was the answer to Americans making the Space Shuttle, and by design it very much...
On this day the creator of the famous Asterix comics, René Goscinny, died on this day aged only 51. It is not widely known that, despite being born in France, he was actu...
On this day in 1944, the Nazi German garrison in Paris surrendered to the Allies. Paris had been occupied since June 1940, i.e. for more than four years. The Allies lande...
On this day in 1609, the famous scientist Galileo Galilei presented his version of the telescope to the Venetian doge and other senior officials in Venice. The telescope...
On this day in 1989, a raid was conducted on the pirate Radio Caroline station in the North Sea. That station had been active since 1964, and had transmitted a signal fro...
