Significant events that happened on this day.
The 33-year-old from Canterbury changed his name by deed poll after a restaurant chain offered a year's supply of burgers to anyone willing to make th...
Known as the Baltic Way, this peaceful demonstration marked 50 years since the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that led to Soviet annexation. The chain stretc...
The con artist had convinced a gullible dealer that the French government was secretly selling the landmark for parts. He even produced forged documen...
During a six-day standoff at Kreditbanken, the four hostages became emotionally attached to the two robbers, even defending them after the ordeal ende...
This iconic image showed Earth rising above the lunar horizon and fundamentally changed how humanity viewed our planet. The photo was taken as part of...
This ecumenical organization represented the first major effort to unite Christian denominations worldwide since the Great Schism. Notably absent was...
The 22-year-old monarch had Ion Antonescu arrested during a palace meeting, then announced Romania's switch to the Allies via radio. This bold move sh...
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact shocked the world by uniting two ideological enemies. The secret protocol carved up Poland, the Baltic states, and parts o...
Wait—Ford's record was 91.37 mph, but on this date in 1904, the first car officially broke 100 mph: French racing driver Louis Rigolly drove a Gobron-...
Frustrated settlers in the region immediately declared independence as the State of Franklin, complete with their own constitution and currency based...
London's road commissioners declared that all traffic on a street near the Thames must flow in one direction only, making it history's first documente...