On this day in 1938, Ireland got its first president in history. His name was Douglas Hyde and he was a r ...
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1938: Douglas Hyde: The First Irish President
1938: Douglas Hyde: The First Irish President
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1373: Birth of Joanna II, Queen of Naples
1373: Birth of Joanna II, Queen of Naples
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1922: Murder of Jewish millionaire Walther Rathenau
1922: Murder of Jewish millionaire Walther Rathenau
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1982: Four engines of a Boeing 747 fail in a volcanic cloud
1982: Four engines of a Boeing 747 fail in a volcanic cloud
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1767: French scholar who collected German ghost stories
1767: French scholar who collected German ghost stories
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1940: Hitler’s visit to conquered Paris
1940: Hitler’s visit to conquered Paris
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1942: German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter mistakenly landed on a British runway falling into enemy hands
1942: German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter mistakenly landed on a British runway falling into enemy hands
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1661: Portuguese Catholic princess who obtained Bombay and the custom of drinking tea for the British
1661: Portuguese Catholic princess who obtained Bombay and the custom of drinking tea for the British