History
On this day in 1945: United Nations established
On 24 October 1945, the United Nations was officially established, marking the birth of the most ambitious international organisation ever...
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On this day in 2001: Apple introduced the iPod
When Apple unveiled the iPod on 23 October 2001, few realised that a small white music player would redefine the...
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On this day in 1962: Cuban missile crisis
Sixty-three years ago, the world stood closer to nuclear annihilation than at any other moment in modern history. For thirteen...
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On this day in 1520: Magellan’s discovery of gateway to circumnavigating the globe
In October 1520, Ferdinand Magellan and his crew achieved a milestone that changed the course of world history — the...
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On this day in 1973: Opening of Sydney Opera House
When the Sydney Opera House was officially opened on 20 October 1973, it was more than just the inauguration of...
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On this day in 1987: Black Monday, the day Wall Street trembled
On October 19, 1987, a day that would forever be etched in financial history as "Black Monday," the Dow Jones...
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On this day in 1979: Mother Teresa awarded Nobel Prize
In a decision that resonated across the world, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979,...
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On this day in 1793: Marie-Antoinette guillotined
On this day in 1793, Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France before the French Revolution, was executed by guillotine...
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On this day in 2018: Paul Allen, who cofounded Microsoft, died at age 65
Paul Allen, best known as the co-founder of Microsoft alongside Bill Gates, was a visionary technologist, investor, and philanthropist whose...
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On this day in 1066: The battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings, fought on 14 October 1066, was one of the most decisive and transformative events in English...
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