On This Day: 22 January 1788 – Lord Byron is born
Among the hundreds of Philhellenes who left their homelands and fought alongside…
As of today: January 15, 1962 – Iznogud’s first story is published in RECORD magazine
Among the many heroes and heroes of comic and the cartoon of…
On This Day: January 16, 1581 – The English Parliament outlaws Catholicism
Unlike the rest of Europe, the Church Reformation in England started after…
On This Day: January 17, 1773 – James Cook and his crew become the first to circumnavigate the Antarctic Circle
The Royal Society of the British Empire and the government wished to…
On This Day: January 18, 1689 – Montesquieu is born
THE Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieuwas born…
Today: January 8, 1828 – Ioannis Kapodistrias lands in Nafplio
During her Greek Revolution there were not a few times that his…
Today: January 9, 1792 – The Treaty of Iasi is signed
The signing of the treaty of Kiucchuk Kainartzis, in July 1774, was…
On This Day: January 10, 1863 – The London Underground opens
In the first half of the 19th century, the population and its…
On This Day: January 11, 1787 – William Herschel discovers two moons of Uranus
By 1781, the solar system known to scientists included six planets. On…
On This Day: December 31, 1907 – The first Times Square Ball Drop
On December 31, 1907, her city New York welcomed a new event…
