On this day 325 AD: The Council of Nicaea agreed on the Holy Trinity...
On this day 325 AD:
The Council of Nicaea, the first ecumenical debate held by the early Christian church, concluded with the establishment of the...
On this day 2014: Dr Stella Adadevoh died in Lagos.
On this day 2014:
Dr Stella Ameyo Adadevoh died in Lagos, thereby paying the ultimate price to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus...
On this day 1989: Sam Okwaraji slumped at the National Stadium.
On this day 1989:
Super Eagles midfield maestro Sam Okwaraji slumped on the pitch during a world cup qualifier at the Lagos National Stadium, Surulere,...
On this day 30 B.C: Cleopatra committed suicide.
On this day 30 B.C:
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony committed suicide after the defeat of her forces...
On this day in 1703: Renowned writer of “Robinson Crusoe”, was placed in a...
On this day in 1703:
English trader, journalist and later the renowned writer of "Robinson Crusoe", Daniel Defoe was placed in a pillory for the...
On this day 1981: Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer.
On this day 1981:
Thirty-two-year-old Prince Charles heir to the British throne got married to 20-year-old English schoolteacher, Lady Diana Spencer.
The grand ceremony at St....
On this day in 1945: Betty Lou Oliver famously called the “Elevator girl” cheated...
On this day in 1945:
Betty Lou Oliver famously called the "Elevator girl" cheated death twice when she survived a 75 storey drop after a...
On this day 1847: Liberia declared its independence.
On this day 1847:
The Republic of Liberia, formerly a colony of the American Colonization Society, declared its independence making it the first post-colonial state...
On this day in 1908: Ajinomoto Co. was founded.
On this day in 1908:
Ajinomoto Co. was founded as a subsidiary of Suzuki Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd following the discovery of monosodium glutamate by Dr...
On this day 1567: Mary Queen of Scots abdicated in favour of her one-year-old...
On this day 1567:
Mary Queen of Scots while imprisoned at Lochleven Castle, Scotland, was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son, later...
On this day 1892(estimated): The Union Jack was raised in Ijebu Ode after the...
On this day 1892(estimated):
The Union Jack was raised in Ijebu Ode after the battle of Imagbon during which the British troops wreaked havoc on...
On this day 1439: 17-year-old King Henry VI banned kissing.
On this day 1439:
17-year-old King Henry VI banned kissing as a precaution to prevent the spread of the deadly Bubonic plague more commonly known...
On this day 1997: Eccentric Italian Fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered
On this day 1997:
Eccentric Italian Fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered by 27-year-old serial killer Andrew Cunanan on the steps outside Versace's South Beach...
On this day 1971:10 military officers were executed in Rabat, Morocco.
On this day 1971:
At least 10 senior military officers including 4 generals involved in an aborted coup were executed in Rabat, Morocco.
The coup was...
On this day 1040: Lady Godiva, Countess of Mercia rode naked on a horseback...
On this day 1040:
Lady Godiva, Countess of Mercia rode naked on a horseback through Coventry