Birthday Chronicles

Renowned Italian actress Monica Bellucci was born on this day in 1964. She studied law at the University of Perugia and to support her studies,...

One of the worst aviation disasters in the history of air transport was the accident suffered by a Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 747 aircraft...

On August 5th, 1914, a quiet but revolutionary moment unfolded at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, USA....

  A curated journey through the moments that shaped this day across history: 1772 - Poland… The Disintegration:   1914 - First Traffic Light:   1921 — Turkey.. New Chapter:    1942...

1578 - The Battle of Alcácer QuibirForces led by Moroccan Sultan Abd al‑Malik I and Portuguese forces led by King Sebastian, supported by Moroccan...

Russian authorities launched Operation Hurricane on this day in 1994, a sweeping crackdown carried out by paramilitary police forces against the country’s rising mafia...