On July 25, 1909, French aviator Louis Blériot successfully flew across the English Channel. I am alone. I can see nothing at all. Blériot Louis Blériot, Birth Centenary Issued by Monaco in 2022 ...

On June 11. 1644, Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli wrote to his friend Michelangelo Ricci describing his new invention, a mercury barometer. I have already called attention to certain ...

On April 29, 1922, Tsinghua University in Beijing, China was founded. Originally named Tsing Hua Imperial College, it was established on the grounds of the Qing Dynasty’s imperial gardens. It was ...

… born Alexander Movsesyan, remains one of the most revered figures in Armenian literature, celebrated for his profound social realism and ability to depict the struggles of Armenian society during ...

On April 6, 1968, the Canadian Federal Liberal leadership convention elected Pierre Elliott Trudeau as party leader. He would go on to win 4 elections and leave behind a complicated legacy. No one in ...

If it’s March 14, then it must be PI Day! Founders, Letter “PI”, emblem For the Colombian Engineering Society, Centenary series 1994 stamp by Columbia Designer: Martha Garcia G. Pi Day is celebrated ...

500 years ago, Spanish Conquistadors murdered the last Aztec ruler Cuauhtémoc. A number of dates are attributed to Cuauhtémoc’s death, ranging from 1521 to ...

On February 26, 1940 Czech painter, illustrator, print maker, stage designer and stamp designer Oldřich Kulhánek was born in Prague. Kulhánek studied at the prestigious Academy of Arts, Architecture ...

February 23, 1949, Canadian astronaut, naval officer and politician Marc Garneau was born in Quebec City. Garneau was Canada’s first astronaut in space.

One of Bulgaria’s oldest institutions, The Bulgarian National Bank was founded January 25, 1879. The BNB is the 13th oldest central bank in the world.

Irish poet James Joyce died January 13, 1945. James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (1882 – 1941) is one of Ireland’s most influential and celebrated writers. His most famous work is Ulysses (1922), which ...

On November 6, 1861, basketball's creator James Naismith was born in Almonte, Canada West, Province of Canada (Almonte, Ontario).