History
On this day in 1965: British author J.K. Rowling, creator of the immensely popular Harry Potter series, was born.
On this day in 1965, British author J.K. Rowling was born near Bristol, England. Four decades later, the former teacher...
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On this day in 1930: Uruguay defeated Argentina to win the first World Cup in football
On this day in 1930, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in Montevideo to become the first world champions in football. Played...
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On this day in 1836: The Arc de Triomphe opens without triumph
On this day in 1836, one of the world’s greatest monuments to military victory was inaugurated in Paris with almost...
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On this day in 1976: The night Tangshan was destroyed
On this day in 1976, one of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history struck the industrial city of Tangshan in...
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On this day in 1946: Gertrude Stein, whose Paris home was a salon for leading artists and writers, died at age 72
On this day in 1946, Gertrude Stein, the American writer whose Paris home became one of the most influential artistic...
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Nasser’s Suez gamble reshaped the Middle East
On this day in 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company, seizing control...
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On this day ion 2000: A Concorde supersonic airplane crashed outside Paris
On 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590 crashed shortly after taking off from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing...
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On this day in 1917: Mata Hari trial begins amid wartime suspicion
Dutch-born dancer and courtesan Mata Hari went on trial before a closed French military court in Paris on 24 July...
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On this day in 1945: Marshal Philippe Pétain of France went on trial for treason during World War II
On 23 July 1945, Marshal Philippe Pétain, once celebrated as one of France’s greatest military heroes, went on trial in...
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On this day in 2011: Terrorist attacks on Oslo and the island of Utøya in Norway resulted in the deaths of 77 people
On 22 July 2011, Norway suffered the deadliest acts of violence on its soil since the Second World War when...
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