History

James Dean remains one of the most iconic figures in American cinema, despite a career cut short by his death...

Born on 29 September 1571, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio remains one of the most influential painters of the Baroque era,...

SpaceX has successfully launched its Falcon 1 rocket, marking the first time a privately owned company has sent a liquid-fuelled...

On this day in 1939, Poland formally surrendered to German forces after weeks of fierce fighting, sealing the first chapter...

On this day in 1960, American politics changed forever when Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon faced...

Wangari Maathai, the pioneering Kenyan politician, academic, and environmental activist who became the first Black African woman to receive a...

The United States launched the USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, marking a new era in naval engineering...

Bob Marley, Jamaica’s most celebrated musician, remains a cultural and political icon nearly five decades after his untimely death. His...

On this day in 2001, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed one of its worst trading weeks in history, recording...

On this day in 1870, Italian troops entered Rome, bringing an end to centuries of papal rule over the city...