A landmark for the centennial of the French Revolution
On 31 March 1889, the Eiffel Tower was officially unveiled in Paris during a ceremony attended...
Deployment amid rising violence
In 1964, the United Nations deployed peacekeeping troops to Cyprus following a surge in intercommunal clashes between Greek Cypriots and Turkish...
A landmark announcement in 1953
On this day in 1953, Jonas Salk announced a major medical breakthrough: the successful testing of a vaccine to prevent...
400 years under Ottoman rule
Greek Independence Day, marks the 1821 uprising against the Ottoman Empire. The uprising is traditionally linked to March 25,...
