On this day: January 6, 1993 – Rudolf Nureyev dies
Rudolf Nureyev was born on March 17, 1938 in Irkutsk, Russia. Of…
On this day: January 7, 1943 – Nikola Tesla dies
"Soon it will be possible to transmit wireless messages around the world…
On this day: January 8, 1918 – President Wilson announces his 14 points
In April 1917, America entered World War I, as the action of…
On this day: December 27, 537 – The opening of the doors of Hagia Sophia
In August 527 AD Justinian ascended the throne of the Byzantine Empire,…
On this day: December 28, 1909 – The arrival of Venizelos in Greece
Greece emerged from the war of 1897 weakened. The trauma of defeat…
On this day: December 29, 1890 – The Wounded Knee Massacre
For much of the period of the United States' westward expansion, land…
On this day: December 30, 1916 – Grigory Rasputin is assassinated
Grigory Rasputin, born in a village in Siberia, would already show a…
