History

Japan's first government-operated postal service between Tokyo and Osaka marked a pivotal moment in the nation's modernization during the Meiji...

In April 1943, amid the darkest chapter of World War II, one of history's most significant acts of Jewish resistance...

Zimbabwe, formerly known as Southern Rhodesia and later Rhodesia, achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 18 April 1980, following...

Richard I "The Lionheart": England's Twice-Crowned King Richard I of England, famously known as "The Lionheart," stands as one of...

In April 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann made one of the most remarkable accidental discoveries in scientific history when he...

The Unsinkable Ship That Failed On the frigid night of April 14, 1912, one of history's most infamous maritime disasters...

The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff: Wall Street's Greatest Fraudster Bernie Madoff, once a respected financier and chairman of...

On April 13, 1742, the city of Dublin witnessed a musical event of profound historical significance: the premiere of Messiah,...

On April 12, 1961, history was made when a 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut named Yuri Gagarin became the first human to...

On April 11, 1961, the world turned its attention to Jerusalem as one of the most pivotal war crimes trials...