Category: History
Atlantis STS-71 and Mir- Before Putin and Trump
On this day in 1995, the Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-71, docks with the Russian space station Mir; for the five days the ships were conjoined,…
The Black Hand, the Guns of August and WW I
On this day in 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his consort Sophie, were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip of the Black…
The Smithsonian – an Establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.
On this day in 1829, British scientist James Smithson dies childless in Italy at the age of 64, leaving behind a will with a peculiar…
Soviets v. Allied Measures in Post-War Germany
On this day in 1948, the United States and Britain begin to supply West Berlin with food, water and other vital goods by air in…
And the Korean War Was On
At dawn on this day in 1950, an enormous wave of Communist North Korea’s massively equipped 200,000-soldier army comes pouring over the 38th Parallel, headed…
Picasso’s Remarkable Legacy
On this day in 1901, upstart Pablo Picasso commands the first of countless showings of his work on Paris’ famous rue Lafitte, a street known…
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