History
On this day in 1948: Israel’s independence declaration reshaped the Middle East
On 14 May 1948, David Ben-Gurion declared the establishment of the State of Israel in Tel Aviv, ending decades of...
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On this day in 1940: “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”
On this day in 1940, newly appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered one of the most famous speeches in...
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On this day in 1972: The Rolling Stones released Exile on Main Street
On this day in 1972, British rock group The Rolling Stones released the landmark double album Exile on Main St.,...
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On this day in 1960: Adolf Eichmann captured in Argentina
On this day in 1960, Israeli intelligence agents captured Nazi official Adolf Eichmann near Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a covert...
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On this day in 1994: Nelson Mandela became the first Black president of South Africa.
On 10 May 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first Black president of South Africa, marking one of the...
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On this day in 1502: Christopher Columbus set sail from Cádiz, Spain, hoping to find a passage to Asia
On 9 May 1502, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus departed from Cádiz on what would become his fourth and final voyage...
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On this day in 1980: The day humanity defeated smallpox
On this day in 1980, the World Health Organization officially declared that smallpox had been eradicated, marking one of the...
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On this day in 1946: Sony Corporation was founded by Ibuka Masaru and Morita Akio.
Founded in the aftermath of World War II by engineers Ibuka Masaru and Morita Akio, Sony Corporation evolved from a...
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On this day in 1937: Hindenburg disaster shocks the world in flames and tragedy
On 6 May 1937, one of the most iconic disasters in aviation history unfolded in front of horrified spectators as...
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To the Lighthouse and the modern novel: how Virginia Woolf changed literary history
On 5 May 1927, English author Virginia Woolf published To the Lighthouse, a novel that would become one of the...
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