1643: Sultan of the Ottoman Empire whose Mother was a Jew
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...
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Chuck Yeager – legendary pilot first to break through sound wall – 1923.
Yeager made the record flight with two broken ribs. The legendary American test pilot, and the first man to break through the sound wall, retired Brigadier General Charle...
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Philip II. crowned King of Spain
Philip II. The Habsburgs, one of the most powerful kings to ever rule, was crowned King of Spain on January 16, 1556. Philip was crowned after the abdication of his even...
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1969: The American Soldiers in Vietnam were Drafted through Lottery
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...
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1988: That the Soviets also Made a Space Shuttle
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...
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1977: Ethnic Origin of the Creator of Asterix
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...
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1954: The Soviets Test a Nuclear Bomb on Their Own Soldiers
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...
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1944: German Occupation of Paris Ends
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...
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