On this day: 1936 Nazi Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact 1952 Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap opens at London’s West End to become the longest running show in history Born on this day: 1835 Andrew Carnegie, Scottish/American businessman, founded the Carnegie Steel Company 1844 Karl Benz, German engineer, businessman, Read more…
On this day: 1859 Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species published 1877 Black Beauty, written by Anna Sewell, is published Born on this day: 1961 Arundhati Roy, Indian author, activist Gone on this day: 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald, American assassin of John F. Kennedy
On this day: 1976 Frenchman Jacques Mayol, also known as Dolphin Man, becomes the first person to dive 100 meters in the sea without breathing equipment 2005 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf elected as President of Liberia. She is also the first woman to be elected as Read more…
On this day: 1963 John F. Kennedy assassinated 2004 Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine 2005 Angela Merkel takes office as German Chancellor Born on this day: 1819 George Eliot, English author Gone on this day: 1963 C. S. Lewis, Irish author, poet
On this day: 1962 War between China and India ends Born on this day: 1694 Voltaire, French philosopher Gone on this day: 1970 C. V. Raman, Indian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate 1996 Abdus Salam, Pakistani physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
On this day: 1923 Traffic signal patented by American Garret Morgan 1945 Nuremberg trials begin to prosecute high-ranking members of the Nazi party for war crimes committed during the Second World War 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child 1985 Windows 1.0 released 1998 First module of the International Read more…
On this day: 1969 Pelé, the Brazilian footballer, often considered to be the greatest athlete of the 20th century, made his 1,000th professional goal 1969 Second Moon Landing, made by Apollo 12 Born on this day: 1917 Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India Gone on this day: Read more…
On this day: 1883 Canadian and American railroads adopt time zones 1963 Push button phones are used for the first time Born on this day: 1939 Margaret Atwood, Canadian poet, author, critic Gone on this day: 1922 Marcel Proust, French writer 1962 Niels Bohr, Danish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
On this day: 1869 Construction on Suez Canal finished Born on this day: 1901 Walter Hallstein, German politician, diplomat, 1st President of the European Commission Gone on this day: 1917 Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, created The Thinker
On this day: 1945 UNESCO founded 1988 Estonians declare sovereignty from USSR 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone movie released Born on this day: 1922 José Saramago, Portuguese author, Nobel Prize laureate Gone on this day: 2006 Milton Friedman, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate