On this day in 2007: Swedish screenwriter and director Ingmar Bergman died
Swedish master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman continues to influence contemporary cinema nearly two decades after his death, with his works remaining...
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On this day in 1905: Swedish economist and Secretary General of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld was born
Dag Hammarskjöld’s legacy as a global statesman was rooted not in political ambition, but in his unwavering belief in peace,...
On this day in 1821: Peru declared its independence from Spain.
Peru has marked its 204th Independence Day, celebrating the historic moment when General José de San Martín declared the nation's...
On this day in 1914: The beginning of World War I
On 28 July 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, marking the official start of World War I—a catastrophic conflict that...
On this day in 1795: Bank of England Chartered
On 27 July 1694, the Bank of England was officially chartered by royal decree, marking the beginning of modern central...
On this day in 1956: Suez Canal seized
In July 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser stunned Britain, France and much of the West by nationalising the Suez...
On this day in 2000: Concorde crashed outside Paris, killing all 109 people on board and four others on the ground
On 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde passenger jet on an international charter flight from Paris to...
On this day in 2023: Elon Musk rebrands Twitter as X after company merger
Elon Musk has officially rebranded Twitter as X, marking the culmination of a corporate merger between the social media platform...
On this day in 2011: Amy Winehouse died – video
Amy Winehouse’s impact on music continues to resonate more than a decade after her death, with her distinctive voice, candid...
On this day in 2024: Biden ends re-election bid
President Joe Biden has announced he will not seek re-election in November, bringing an abrupt and historic close to his...
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