• Hr
  • Ger
  • search
History.info History.info History.info
  • On This Day
  • Society
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • Sport
    • Civilization
  • People
  • Wars
  • Science
  • Did You Know
Menu
  • On This Day
  • Society
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • Sport
    • Civilization
  • People
  • Wars
  • Science
  • Did You Know
  • Grid
  • List
  • 1930: The City of Constantinople Renamed to “Istanbul”

    Posted by
    |Date: March 28, 2020
    | 0 comments
    1930: The City of Constantinople Renamed to “Istanbul”

    1930: The City of Constantinople Renamed to “Istanbul”

    On this day in 1930, a law was enacted in Turkey, according to which the city of Constantinople was renam ...

    On this day in 1930, a law was enacted in Turkey, according to which the city of Constantinople was renamed Istanbul. Namely, that city had many names throughout history. The Ancient Greeks called the ...

    March 28, 2020
    | by
    | 0 comments
    Read more
  • 1973: Bridge Connecting Europe with Asia Built in Istanbul

    Posted by
    |Date: October 30, 2019
    | 0 comments
    1973: Bridge Connecting Europe with Asia Built in Istanbul

    1973: Bridge Connecting Europe with Asia Built in Istanbul

    The well-known bridge over the Bosporus in Istanbul was completed on this day in 1973. It was the first p ...

    The well-known bridge over the Bosporus in Istanbul was completed on this day in 1973. It was the first permanent bridge that connected Europe to Asia. The idea of such a bridge was conceived almost 2 ...

    October 30, 2019
    | by
    | 0 comments
    Read more

Quotes

"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.

Nikita Khrushchev

Soviet prime minister

Facebook

Tag Cloud

Middle Ages Russia Germany Contemporary History (20th century onwards) USA Asia Religious Occupations Cities Artists & Intellectuals WW2 Religions Politicians & Statesmen France Early Modern History (16th to 18th century) Europe Nobility & Royalty Soldiers North & Central America Modern Age (the 19th century) Italy

Photo of the week

  • The Oath of the Horatii (1784)

    The Oath of the Horatii (1784)

    May 09, 2020
    (0) Comments
    Read more...
Copyright © 2018 Motus d.o.o.
Impressum, Marketing