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The return of Hong Kong in 1997 https://www.edgenews.net/7299 https://www.edgenews.net/7299 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:27:18 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The birth of Canada in 1867 https://www.edgenews.net/7297 https://www.edgenews.net/7297 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:23:12 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The birth of a new football empire https://www.edgenews.net/7280 https://www.edgenews.net/7280 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:44:17 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The day communication changed forever https://www.edgenews.net/7279 https://www.edgenews.net/7279 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:42:06 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net A surprise transfer of sovereign authority in baghdad https://www.edgenews.net/7239 https://www.edgenews.net/7239 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:38:19 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The Soviet blockade isolates Berlin https://www.edgenews.net/7178 https://www.edgenews.net/7178 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:44:02 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Napoleon invades Russia https://www.edgenews.net/7177 https://www.edgenews.net/7177 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:41:46 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The decision that shook Europe https://www.edgenews.net/7164 https://www.edgenews.net/7164 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:56:08 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Allied forces capture Damascus in strategic victory https://www.edgenews.net/7113 https://www.edgenews.net/7113 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:59:15 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Greenland takes historic step toward independence with landmark self&government agreement https://www.edgenews.net/7112 https://www.edgenews.net/7112 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:06:24 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net A Cold War milestone as Carter and Brezhnev sign strategic arms pact in Vienna https://www.edgenews.net/7044 https://www.edgenews.net/7044 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:18:01 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The birth of a sovereign nation as Iceland establishes an independent republic https://www.edgenews.net/7020 https://www.edgenews.net/7020 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:58:05 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The lady of liberty makes her grand entrance into New York harbor https://www.edgenews.net/7019 https://www.edgenews.net/7019 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:49:02 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net A grim day for the French republic and the world https://www.edgenews.net/6967 https://www.edgenews.net/6967 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:13:46 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net A legendary clash of empires https://www.edgenews.net/6966 https://www.edgenews.net/6966 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:06:19 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net A leader chosen for the revolution https://www.edgenews.net/6965 https://www.edgenews.net/6965 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:01:17 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The dawn of freedom, Czechoslovakia embraces democracy after decades of oppression https://www.edgenews.net/6897 https://www.edgenews.net/6897 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:32:42 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net United States launches first nuclear ballistic missile submarine https://www.edgenews.net/6841 https://www.edgenews.net/6841 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:41:08 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Muhammad, the prophet who spread Islam, dies https://www.edgenews.net/6824 https://www.edgenews.net/6824 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:43:10 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Tragic aviation disaster claims the lives of talented Dutch football stars https://www.edgenews.net/6792 https://www.edgenews.net/6792 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:09:57 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Vatican city achieves sovereignty through the historic Lateran treaty https://www.edgenews.net/6791 https://www.edgenews.net/6791 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:04:29 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro https://www.edgenews.net/6723 https://www.edgenews.net/6723 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:28:04 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The destruction of contraband in Humen, China https://www.edgenews.net/6721 https://www.edgenews.net/6721 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:16:52 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Parisian guard arrests moderate politicians to spark the reign of terror https://www.edgenews.net/6699 https://www.edgenews.net/6699 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:04:16 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net President Coolidge signs the Indian citizenship act to grant full rights https://www.edgenews.net/6698 https://www.edgenews.net/6698 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:02:10 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Italy transitions into a republic as citizens vote to abolish the monarchy https://www.edgenews.net/6697 https://www.edgenews.net/6697 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:58:53 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II https://www.edgenews.net/6691 https://www.edgenews.net/6691 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:24:25 +0300 michael@edgenews.net End of white minority rule in Rhodesia marks historic transition https://www.edgenews.net/6668 https://www.edgenews.net/6668 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:52:28 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Farhud in Baghdad marks historic rupture https://www.edgenews.net/6665 https://www.edgenews.net/6665 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:44:15 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net South Africa becomes a republic and exits Commonwealth https://www.edgenews.net/6637 https://www.edgenews.net/6637 Sun, 31 May 2026 10:34:38 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net End of the Anglo&Iraqi war restores Abd al Ilah in Baghdad https://www.edgenews.net/6636 https://www.edgenews.net/6636 Sun, 31 May 2026 10:26:50 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Soviet withdrawal secures Austrian neutrality https://www.edgenews.net/6531 https://www.edgenews.net/6531 Mon, 25 May 2026 12:05:49 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net African Union legacy remembered on Africa day https://www.edgenews.net/6530 https://www.edgenews.net/6530 Mon, 25 May 2026 12:02:40 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Eritrea independence reshapes Horn of Africa https://www.edgenews.net/6510 https://www.edgenews.net/6510 Sun, 24 May 2026 09:55:13 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Landing of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk sparks national struggle https://www.edgenews.net/6398 https://www.edgenews.net/6398 Tue, 19 May 2026 12:12:56 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Execution of Anne Boleyn reshapes tudor England https://www.edgenews.net/6397 https://www.edgenews.net/6397 Tue, 19 May 2026 12:10:17 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Gwangju uprising begins in South Korea https://www.edgenews.net/6365 https://www.edgenews.net/6365 Mon, 18 May 2026 09:33:19 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net India conducts first nuclear test https://www.edgenews.net/6364 https://www.edgenews.net/6364 Mon, 18 May 2026 09:21:23 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Napoleon becomes emperor of France on may 1804 https://www.edgenews.net/6363 https://www.edgenews.net/6363 Mon, 18 May 2026 09:18:09 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Lebanon and Israel sign withdrawal agreement amid regional tensions in 1983 https://www.edgenews.net/6355 https://www.edgenews.net/6355 Sun, 17 May 2026 09:51:12 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Supreme court ends school segregation in historic 1954 decision https://www.edgenews.net/6353 https://www.edgenews.net/6353 Sun, 17 May 2026 09:45:47 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The invasion of France in 1940 https://www.edgenews.net/6302 https://www.edgenews.net/6302 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:43:31 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The outbreak of the Mexican American war in 1846 https://www.edgenews.net/6300 https://www.edgenews.net/6300 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:40:42 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Powerful earthquake devastates Sichuan province in China https://www.edgenews.net/6272 https://www.edgenews.net/6272 Tue, 12 May 2026 10:22:46 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net British capture Charleston deals major blow to American forces https://www.edgenews.net/6271 https://www.edgenews.net/6271 Tue, 12 May 2026 10:19:42 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Allied victory ends Axis resistance in North Africa https://www.edgenews.net/6270 https://www.edgenews.net/6270 Tue, 12 May 2026 10:15:27 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Siam officially reverts to Thailand, reinforcing national identity https://www.edgenews.net/6235 https://www.edgenews.net/6235 Mon, 11 May 2026 11:27:58 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa’s first black president https://www.edgenews.net/6225 https://www.edgenews.net/6225 Sun, 10 May 2026 13:26:10 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Germany launches invasion across western Europe https://www.edgenews.net/6216 https://www.edgenews.net/6216 Sun, 10 May 2026 10:25:09 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net German surrender finalized in Reims, ending war in Europe https://www.edgenews.net/6160 https://www.edgenews.net/6160 Thu, 07 May 2026 10:13:03 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Vladimir Putin’s 2000 inauguration marked a turning Point in Russian power https://www.edgenews.net/6159 https://www.edgenews.net/6159 Thu, 07 May 2026 10:09:27 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Syria holds parliamentary elections amid ongoing conflict https://www.edgenews.net/6130 https://www.edgenews.net/6130 Wed, 06 May 2026 09:37:00 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Hindenburg disaster ends airship era in fiery tragedy https://www.edgenews.net/6129 https://www.edgenews.net/6129 Wed, 06 May 2026 09:32:09 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net English Channel tunnel opens https://www.edgenews.net/6117 https://www.edgenews.net/6117 Wed, 06 May 2026 07:33:38 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Student protests ignite national awakening in China https://www.edgenews.net/6084 https://www.edgenews.net/6084 Mon, 04 May 2026 13:19:59 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net King Charles II establishes foundation for modern astronomy https://www.edgenews.net/6083 https://www.edgenews.net/6083 Mon, 04 May 2026 13:16:57 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net United States officially acquires Panama Canal, takes over construction https://www.edgenews.net/6064 https://www.edgenews.net/6064 Mon, 04 May 2026 06:25:30 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Kurdish uprising aftermath reshapes northern Iraq https://www.edgenews.net/6052 https://www.edgenews.net/6052 Sun, 03 May 2026 11:54:52 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net French mandate consolidation tightens control over Syria https://www.edgenews.net/6051 https://www.edgenews.net/6051 Sun, 03 May 2026 11:49:13 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Poland commemorates may 3 constitution as landmark reform effort https://www.edgenews.net/6045 https://www.edgenews.net/6045 Sun, 03 May 2026 10:37:31 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Italian philosopher and writer Niccolo Machiavelli born https://www.edgenews.net/6025 https://www.edgenews.net/6025 Sun, 03 May 2026 08:34:06 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker https://www.edgenews.net/5994 https://www.edgenews.net/5994 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:55:24 +0300 michael@edgenews.net World War II Reshaped Global Order and Defined Modern History https://www.edgenews.net/5977 https://www.edgenews.net/5977 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:55:37 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net German Forces In Italy Move Toward Surrender In War’s Final Days https://www.edgenews.net/5959 https://www.edgenews.net/5959 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:38:39 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The Rise And Fall Of Benito Mussolini Reshaped Modern Europe https://www.edgenews.net/5958 https://www.edgenews.net/5958 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:14:57 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net The first British royal visit to the US, and what was on the menu https://www.edgenews.net/5955 https://www.edgenews.net/5955 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:30:41 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Saur Revolution Overthrows Afghan Government and Ignites Decades of Conflict https://www.edgenews.net/5933 https://www.edgenews.net/5933 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:04:05 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net German Invasion of Yugoslavia Reshaped Balkans During World War II https://www.edgenews.net/5932 https://www.edgenews.net/5932 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:59:51 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Guernica Bombing Remembered As Defining Moment In Modern Warfare History https://www.edgenews.net/5931 https://www.edgenews.net/5931 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:48:33 +0300 ahmed@edgenews.net Germans introduce poison gas https://www.edgenews.net/5897 https://www.edgenews.net/5897 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:31:38 +0300 michael@edgenews.net American Revolution begins at Battle of Lexington https://www.edgenews.net/5850 https://www.edgenews.net/5850 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:21:13 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Lenin returns to Russia from exile https://www.edgenews.net/5829 https://www.edgenews.net/5829 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:18:49 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Soviets agree to withdraw from Afghanistan https://www.edgenews.net/5784 https://www.edgenews.net/5784 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:52:26 +0300 michael@edgenews.net U.S. troops withdraw from Vietnam https://www.edgenews.net/5734 https://www.edgenews.net/5734 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:28:14 +0300 michael@edgenews.net “Wise Men” advise President Johnson to negotiate peace in Vietnam https://www.edgenews.net/5700 https://www.edgenews.net/5700 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:21:08 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Yugoslavia joins the Axis Powers https://www.edgenews.net/5685 https://www.edgenews.net/5685 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:48:02 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Queen Elizabeth I dies https://www.edgenews.net/5681 https://www.edgenews.net/5681 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:32:53 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Arab League formed https://www.edgenews.net/5672 https://www.edgenews.net/5672 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:26:01 +0300 michael@edgenews.net War in Iraq begins https://www.edgenews.net/5649 https://www.edgenews.net/5649 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:18:37 +0300 michael@edgenews.net James Madison, “Father of the Constitution,” is born https://www.edgenews.net/5624 https://www.edgenews.net/5624 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:49:00 +0300 michael@edgenews.net The Ides of March https://www.edgenews.net/5595 https://www.edgenews.net/5595 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:20:55 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Nikita Khrushchev begins his rise to power https://www.edgenews.net/5585 https://www.edgenews.net/5585 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:14:59 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Mount Etna begins rumbling https://www.edgenews.net/5540 https://www.edgenews.net/5540 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:00:06 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Tibetans revolt against Chinese occupation https://www.edgenews.net/5513 https://www.edgenews.net/5513 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:49:15 +0300 michael@edgenews.net The Barbie doll makes its debut https://www.edgenews.net/5498 https://www.edgenews.net/5498 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:31:14 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Russian Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist Party https://www.edgenews.net/5469 https://www.edgenews.net/5469 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:30:00 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone https://www.edgenews.net/5444 https://www.edgenews.net/5444 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:45:50 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Bayer patents aspirin https://www.edgenews.net/5427 https://www.edgenews.net/5427 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:11:05 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Charlotte Brontë declines marriage https://www.edgenews.net/5411 https://www.edgenews.net/5411 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:52:36 +0300 michael@edgenews.net FDR inaugurated https://www.edgenews.net/5386 https://www.edgenews.net/5386 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:08:04 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Treaty of Brest&Litovsk concluded https://www.edgenews.net/5357 https://www.edgenews.net/5357 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:49:58 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Texas declares independence https://www.edgenews.net/5323 https://www.edgenews.net/5323 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:22:40 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Salem Witch Hunt begins https://www.edgenews.net/5295 https://www.edgenews.net/5295 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:31:42 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Chemical structure of DNA discovered https://www.edgenews.net/5261 https://www.edgenews.net/5261 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:20:25 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Dominican Republic declares independence as a sovereign state https://www.edgenews.net/5246 https://www.edgenews.net/5246 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:39:02 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Christopher Marlowe is baptised https://www.edgenews.net/5224 https://www.edgenews.net/5224 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:43:26 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Communists take power in Czechoslovakia https://www.edgenews.net/5187 https://www.edgenews.net/5187 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:53:02 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Gulf War ground offensive begins https://www.edgenews.net/5151 https://www.edgenews.net/5151 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:22:35 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Convicted murderer gets spared from death when gallows malfunction https://www.edgenews.net/5125 https://www.edgenews.net/5125 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:09:02 +0300 michael@edgenews.net George Washington is born https://www.edgenews.net/5102 https://www.edgenews.net/5102 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:53:27 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Karl Marx publishes Communist Manifesto https://www.edgenews.net/5082 https://www.edgenews.net/5082 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:34:28 +0300 michael@edgenews.net John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth https://www.edgenews.net/5057 https://www.edgenews.net/5057 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:46:22 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Polish astronomer Copernicus is born https://www.edgenews.net/5038 https://www.edgenews.net/5038 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:42:57 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Zeppelin L&4 crashes into North Sea https://www.edgenews.net/4973 https://www.edgenews.net/4973 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:43:51 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Archaeologist opens tomb of King Tut https://www.edgenews.net/4953 https://www.edgenews.net/4953 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:03:38 +0300 michael@edgenews.net The USS Maine explodes in Cuba’s Havana Harbor https://www.edgenews.net/4938 https://www.edgenews.net/4938 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:56:50 +0300 michael@edgenews.net St. Valentine beheaded https://www.edgenews.net/4897 https://www.edgenews.net/4897 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:56:44 +0300 michael@edgenews.net The bombing of Dresden https://www.edgenews.net/4862 https://www.edgenews.net/4862 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:36:10 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic goes on trial for war crimes https://www.edgenews.net/4845 https://www.edgenews.net/4845 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:11:40 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Voltaire returns to Paris from exile https://www.edgenews.net/4807 https://www.edgenews.net/4807 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:51:03 +0300 michael@edgenews.net The French and Indian War ends https://www.edgenews.net/4788 https://www.edgenews.net/4788 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:36:01 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Ukraine signs peace treaty with Central Powers https://www.edgenews.net/4784 https://www.edgenews.net/4784 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:37:09 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded https://www.edgenews.net/4749 https://www.edgenews.net/4749 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:02:26 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Punic Wars, between Rome and Carthage, come to an end https://www.edgenews.net/4721 https://www.edgenews.net/4721 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:08:19 +0300 michael@edgenews.net George Washington unanimously elected first U.S. president https://www.edgenews.net/4701 https://www.edgenews.net/4701 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:42:29 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Woodrow Wilson dies https://www.edgenews.net/4681 https://www.edgenews.net/4681 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:53:34 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed https://www.edgenews.net/4646 https://www.edgenews.net/4646 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:03:12 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Oxford Dictionary debuts https://www.edgenews.net/4631 https://www.edgenews.net/4631 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 07:13:54 +0300 michael@edgenews.net The death of Guy Fawkes https://www.edgenews.net/4576 https://www.edgenews.net/4576 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 09:23:11 +0300 michael@edgenews.net King George III dies https://www.edgenews.net/4551 https://www.edgenews.net/4551 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:08:08 +0300 michael@edgenews.net The space shuttle Challenger explodes after liftoff https://www.edgenews.net/4507 https://www.edgenews.net/4507 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:18:01 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Auschwitz is liberated https://www.edgenews.net/4488 https://www.edgenews.net/4488 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:24:09 +0300 michael@edgenews.net British settlement begins in Australia https://www.edgenews.net/4454 https://www.edgenews.net/4454 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:18:30 +0300 michael@edgenews.net First Winter Olympics https://www.edgenews.net/4436 https://www.edgenews.net/4436 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:26:00 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Winston Churchill dies https://www.edgenews.net/4406 https://www.edgenews.net/4406 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:57:11 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Madeleine Albright becomes first female secretary of state https://www.edgenews.net/4373 https://www.edgenews.net/4373 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:12:59 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Queen Victoria dies https://www.edgenews.net/4350 https://www.edgenews.net/4350 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:01:18 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Hong Kong ceded to the British https://www.edgenews.net/4310 https://www.edgenews.net/4310 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:35:58 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Russians celebrate 83rd anniversary of end of Leningrad siege https://www.edgenews.net/4293 https://www.edgenews.net/4293 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:37:18 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Post&World War I peace conference begins in Paris https://www.edgenews.net/4251 https://www.edgenews.net/4251 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 07:12:26 +0300 michael@edgenews.net English author Anne Brontë is born https://www.edgenews.net/4236 https://www.edgenews.net/4236 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:25:22 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England https://www.edgenews.net/4214 https://www.edgenews.net/4214 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:50:48 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Continental Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution https://www.edgenews.net/4177 https://www.edgenews.net/4177 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:03:44 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Pope recognizes Knights Templar https://www.edgenews.net/4161 https://www.edgenews.net/4161 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:01:32 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Massive earthquake strikes Haiti https://www.edgenews.net/4118 https://www.edgenews.net/4118 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:49:22 +0300 michael@edgenews.net U.S. Surgeon General announces definitive link between smoking and cancer https://www.edgenews.net/4103 https://www.edgenews.net/4103 Sun, 11 Jan 2026 14:43:04 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Astronomer Galileo dies in Italy https://www.edgenews.net/4090 https://www.edgenews.net/4090 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:12:49 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Samuel Morse unveils the telegraph, revolutionizing communication https://www.edgenews.net/4046 https://www.edgenews.net/4046 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:33:06 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Construction begins on the Golden Gate Bridge https://www.edgenews.net/4019 https://www.edgenews.net/4019 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:08:12 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. https://www.edgenews.net/3997 https://www.edgenews.net/3997 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 09:08:09 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Reconquest of Spain https://www.edgenews.net/3963 https://www.edgenews.net/3963 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:12:48 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Haitian independence proclaimed https://www.edgenews.net/3945 https://www.edgenews.net/3945 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:38:51 +0300 michael@edgenews.net The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time on New Year’s Day https://www.edgenews.net/3944 https://www.edgenews.net/3944 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:35:17 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Archbishop Thomas à Becket is murdered https://www.edgenews.net/3930 https://www.edgenews.net/3930 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:05:17 +0300 michael@edgenews.net First commercial movie screened https://www.edgenews.net/3922 https://www.edgenews.net/3922 Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:06:58 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Tsunami devastates Indian Ocean coast https://www.edgenews.net/3870 https://www.edgenews.net/3870 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:47:06 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the USSR https://www.edgenews.net/3861 https://www.edgenews.net/3861 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 14:28:24 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Soviet Union invades Afghanistan https://www.edgenews.net/3848 https://www.edgenews.net/3848 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:56:45 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Vincent van Gogh chops off his ear https://www.edgenews.net/3830 https://www.edgenews.net/3830 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:02:49 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Fyodor Dostoevsky spared from execution https://www.edgenews.net/3812 https://www.edgenews.net/3812 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 02:04:43 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland 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https://www.edgenews.net/3603 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:10:15 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Da Vinci notebook sells for over $5M https://www.edgenews.net/3586 https://www.edgenews.net/3586 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:46:54 +0300 michael@edgenews.net First Nobel Prizes awarded https://www.edgenews.net/3558 https://www.edgenews.net/3558 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:50:38 +0300 michael@edgenews.net U.S. Marines storm Mogadishu, Somalia https://www.edgenews.net/3523 https://www.edgenews.net/3523 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:26:32 +0300 michael@edgenews.net East Timor still searches for justice, 50 years after Indonesian invasion https://www.edgenews.net/3491 https://www.edgenews.net/3491 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 07:49:35 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Irish Free State declared https://www.edgenews.net/3469 https://www.edgenews.net/3469 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 08:54:30 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Aircraft squadron disappears in the Bermuda Triangle https://www.edgenews.net/3468 https://www.edgenews.net/3468 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 08:49:17 +0300 michael@edgenews.net The MRI Scanner https://www.edgenews.net/3454 https://www.edgenews.net/3454 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 07:50:09 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Eureka Stockade https://www.edgenews.net/3400 https://www.edgenews.net/3400 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:06:18 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte https://www.edgenews.net/3369 https://www.edgenews.net/3369 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:22:45 +0300 michael@edgenews.net St. Andrew's Day https://www.edgenews.net/3339 https://www.edgenews.net/3339 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 07:54:33 +0300 michael@edgenews.net U.N. votes for partition of Palestine https://www.edgenews.net/3323 https://www.edgenews.net/3323 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:03:59 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific https://www.edgenews.net/3322 https://www.edgenews.net/3322 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:01:42 +0300 michael@edgenews.net Pope Urban II orders first Crusade https://www.edgenews.net/3308 https://www.edgenews.net/3308 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:09:40 +0300 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