History
On this day in 1990, McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union’s first McDonald’s fast food restaurant opens in Moscow. Throngs of people line up to pay the equivalent of several…
On this day, 10 years ago, Obama was sworn in as US President
Obama served as the 44th President of the United States (2009-2017). Previously he was a Senator from Illinois before a 2004 speech…
Today, in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell (Video)
November 9th 1989, Berlin It was almost 7pm and a dreary press conference was drawing to a close on East Berlin’s Mohrenstrasse.…
On this day in 2011, General Muammar al-Gaddafi was captured and killed in Sirte
On this day in 2011, Muammar Gadhafi, the longest-serving leader in Africa and the Arab world, was captured and killed by rebel…
On this day in 1998, Google was incorporated
The History Channel - On this day in 1998, search engine firm Google, co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who met…
The ‘ATM’ is 49 years old
On this day in history, in 1969, America’s first automatic teller machine (ATM) makes its public debut, dispensing cash to customers at…
Today, 21 years ago, the day Princess Diana died
Diana died Aug. 31, 1997, in a car crash in Paris. The untimely death of arguably the world’s most famous princess froze…
On this day in 1998, Clinton testifies in Grand Jury
On this day in 1998, President Bill Clinton becomes the first sitting president to testify before the Office of Independent Council as…
Marie Skłodowska Curie voted the woman who has made the most significant impact on world history
Marie Skłodowska Curie has been voted the woman who has made the most significant impact on world history. In a reader poll…
On This Day in 1914, the First Traffic Light was installed
The History Channel: The world’s first electric traffic signal is put into place on the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 105th…
On this day in 1944, Anne Frank is captured by Gestapo
On this day in 1944, a German-born Jewish girl and her family, who had been hiding in German-occupied Holland, are found by…
On this day, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on the journey that took him to the Americas
The History Channel: From the Spanish port of Palos, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sets sail in command of three ships—the Santa Maria,…