On This Day

The miraculous discovery in Chiang Rai

How international rescue divers successfully located twelve young soccer players...

The reunification of Vietnam in 1976

How the formal political divide between North and South ended to create the Soci...

The signing of the Simla Agreement

How Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto negotiated a landmark bilateral peace ...

The signing of the Civil Rights Act

How Lyndon B Johnson enacted a landmark legislative measure to legally dismantle...

The return of Hong Kong in 1997

How Great Britain transferred the historic territory back to China under a uniqu...

The birth of Canada in 1867

How three colonies united under the British North America Act to create a new se...

The birth of a new football empire

How a teenage prodigy guided Brazil to its very first international championship...

The day communication changed forever

How a small touch screen device redefined modern technology on its launch day

A surprise transfer of sovereign authority in baghdad

How an unexpected ceremony brought an official conclusion to the occupation admi...

The Soviet blockade isolates Berlin

Western allies launch a massive airborne relief campaign to save the blockaded c...

Napoleon invades Russia

The grand army crosses the Niemen river to begin a massive campaign against the ...

The decision that shook Europe

A historic referendum alters the political landscape forever

Allied forces capture Damascus in strategic victory

The successful military campaign secures the Middle East and defeats opposing tr...

Greenland takes historic step toward independence with ...

The island expands local authority over internal affairs while maintaining core ...

A Cold War milestone as Carter and Brezhnev sign strate...

The United States and the Soviet Union establish controversial limits on nuclear...