27

Jul

This Day in History – Robespierre overthrown; US House begins impeachment against Nixon in the WaterGate scandal; Armistice ends the Korean War

History Channel:  After three years of a bloody and frustrating war, the United States, the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice, bringing the Korean War to an end. The…

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24

Jul

On this day 1982, Eye of The Tiger from Rocky 3’s Soundtrack tops the Billboard Music Charts for first time

Whether it’s Oliver Stone setting a scene from Platoon to Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, or Quentin Tarantino setting a scene from Reservoir Dogs to “Stuck In The Middle”…

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22

Jul

On this day in 1942, the systematic deportation of Jews from Warsaw ghetto to Nazi concentration and extermination camp in Treblinka started

The History Channel: On this day in 1942, the systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto begins, as thousands are rounded up daily and transported to a newly constructed concentration/extermination…

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21

Jul

On this day, in 1955 – US President Eisenhower presents his “Open Skies” plan

The History Channel: President Dwight D. Eisenhower presents his “Open Skies” plan at the 1955 Geneva summit meeting with representatives of France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. The plan, though never accepted,…

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20

Jul

On This Day, 1969 – Neil Armstrong walks on the Moon

The History Channel: At 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words to more than a billion people listening at home: “That’s one small step…

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19

Jul

On this day,1992 – Anti-Mafia magistrate Paolo Borsellino killed in car explosion

The via D'Amelio bombing  was an attack by the Sicilian Mafia which took place in Palermo, Sicily, on 19 July 1992. It killed anti-mafia magistrate Paolo Borsellino and five members of his police escort: Agostino Catalano, Emanuela Loi (the…

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18

Jul

On this day, 1936 – Spanish Civil War starts

On July 18, 1936, the Spanish Civil War begins as a revolt by right-wing Spanish military officers in Spanish Morocco and spreads to mainland Spain. From the Canary Islands, General Francisco Franco broadcasts a…

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15

Jul

On this day in 1997 – Fashion Designer Gianni Versace is murdered in Miami

The History Channe: Spree killer Andrew Cunanan murders world-renowned Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace on the steps outside his Miami mansion. Versace is shot twice in the head, and Cunanan flees the scene. Cunanan had…

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14

Jul

23 years of the ‘Mp3’

The History Channel: Representatives of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) were not in attendance at the 1995 christening of the infant technology that would shake their business model to…

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14

Jul

On this day in 1789 French revolutionaries storm Bastille

History Channel: Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops storm and dismantle the Bastille, a royal fortress and prison that had come to symbolize the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchs. This dramatic action signaled…

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13

Jul

Live Aid Concert took place on this day in 1985

Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian…

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12

Jul

On this day, in 1990, Yeltsin resigned from President of Russia paving the way for Vladimir Putin to become President

In 1990, just two days after Mikhail Gorbachev was re-elected head of the Soviet Communist Party, Boris Yeltsin, president of the Republic of Russia, announced his resignation from the Party. Yeltsin’s…

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08

Jul

On this day in 1972 ‘Lean on me’ began its first stay at the 1st place of music charts

History Channel: Bill Withers stepped into a recording studio for the very first time at the age of 32, and two years later, he’d written and recorded one of the most…

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07

Jul

On this day in 1942 Himmler starts experimenting on women in Nazi concentration camp

History Channel: On this day in 1942, Heinrich Himmler, in league with three others, including a physician, decides to begin experimenting on women in the Auschwitzconcentration camps and to investigate extending this…

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07

Jul

New report shows how American restrictions complicated Anne Frank’s escape from Nazis

New York Times: Attempts by Anne Frank’s father to escape the Nazis in Europe and travel to the United States were complicated by tight American restrictions on immigration at the time,…

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06

Jul

Forrest Gump turns 24

History Channel : On this day in 1994, the movie Forrest Gump opens in U.S. theaters. A huge box-office success, the film starred Tom Hanks in the title role of Forrest, a good-hearted man with…

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02

Apr

John Paul II – A Geopolitical Actor

Today marked the 13th anniversary since Saint John Paul II died. He will be remembered as a formidable geopolitical actor who used his considerable moral values into the global politcal…

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