On this day 1982: Michael Fagan successfully broke into Queen Elizabeth’s bedroom in Buckingham...
On this day 1982: A 23-year-old man named Michael Fagan successfully broke into Buckingham Palace and made his way into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom in...
Nigerian government forces attacked the breakaway Republic of Biafra
On this day 1967:
Nigerian government forces launched an attack on the breakaway Republic of Biafra 5 weeks after its secession to trigger a 30-month...
On this day 1975: Arthur Ashe became the first black wimbledon winner.
On this day 1975: Arthur Ashe defeated the tournament favourite Jimmy Connors in the Wimbledon finals to become the first black man ever to...
On this day 1979: Sony introduced the walkman to the market
On this day 1979:
Sony introduced the walkman to the market. It was the first personal stereo cassette player and the pioneer innovation that would...
On The Day: Franz Ferdinand Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated...
On this day 1914:
Franz Ferdinand Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serb nationalist, Gavrilo Princip in what...
On this day 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in Belgium
On this day 1815:
Napoleon Bonaparte who conquered much of Europe was defeated in Belgium by British forces under Wellington and Prussian troops under Blucher...
On this day: Pope Pius IX was elected.
On this day 1846: The Papal conclave elected Pope Pius IX who reigned for almost 32 years till his death on February 7, 1878...
On this day 323 B.C: Alexander the Great died in Babylon (modern day Iraq).
On this day 323 B.C:
Alexander the Great, the 33 year old Macedonian military genius who forged one of the largest contiguous empires in history...
On this day 1184 BC: Troy was sacked and burnt to the ground (Trojan...
On this day 1184 BC: According to the estimation of the famous Greek scholar Eratosthenes, the beautiful city of Troy was sacked and burnt...
On this day 1968: Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot by Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan
On this day 1968: U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot by Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
After...
On this day 1989: Chinese troops stormed Tiananmen Square.
On this day 1989: Chinese troops stormed Tiananmen Square in Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters in what will become known as...
On this day 1968: Valerie Solanas shot Andy Warhol
On this day 1968: Valerie Solanas, a radical feminist and author of SCUM Manifesto shot and injured eccentric pop culture artist Andy Warhol in...
On this day 1886: 48 year old U.S President Grover Cleveland married 21 year...
On this day 1886: 48 year old U.S President Grover Cleveland got married 21 year old Frances Folsom in the White House to become...
On this day 1647 Alse Young was hanged
On this day 1647 Alse Young was hanged in Hartford Connecticut and thus became the first person to be executed for witchcraft in the...
On This Day: The Execution of Leon Frank Czolgosz
Leon Frank Czolgosz was an American steelworker and anarchist who assassinated President William McKinley on September 6, 1901, in Buffalo, New York. The president died on September 14 after his wound became infected.
