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Indonesian nationalist leader Sukarno articulated the Pancasila—that became the founding philosophy of the independent Indonesian state
On 1 June 1945, Indonesian nationalist leader Sukarno delivered a landmark speech that introduced the Pancasila, a set of five...
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On this day in 1962: The State of Israel hanged German official Adolf Eichmann
On 31 May 1962, the State of Israel carried out the execution of Adolf Eichmann, one of the principal organisers...
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On this day in 1814: The first of the Treaties of Paris was signed, ending the Napoleonic Wars
On 30 May 1814, European powers signed the First Treaty of Paris, formally ending more than two decades of conflict...
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On this day in 1953: Mount Everest summit reached by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
On 29 May 1953, two climbers achieved what had long been considered one of humanity’s greatest physical challenges. Edmund Hillary...
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On this day in 1999: Leonardo’s Last Supper returns after two decades
On 28 May 1999, Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper was reopened to the public in Milan after one of...
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On this day in 1703: The city of S:t Petersburg was founded
Founded on 27 May 1703 by Peter the Great, St. Petersburg became far more than a new city on the...
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On this day in 1897: Bram Stoker published the Gothic horror classic Dracula
When Irish writer Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1897, he created far more than a vampire story. He gave modern...
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On this day in 1961: U.S. President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to land a man on the Moon by the end of the decade
On 25 May 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy stood before a joint session of Congress and transformed the space...
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Today: Bob Dylan 85, the restless voice that changed modern song – Long read & Music
Bob Dylan turns 85 today, 24 May 2026, and his career remains one of the most extraordinary cultural journeys of...
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On this day in 1951: China formally annexed Tibet as an autonomous region
China’s formal incorporation of Tibet into the People’s Republic remains one of the most contested moments in modern Asian history....
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