Historic journey began on this day
On this day in 1841, the first emigrant wagon train to successfully reach California departed from Independence, Missouri, beginning...
A medical breakthrough in 1796
On this day in 1796, English physician Edward Jenner carried out what is widely recognised as the world’s first successful...
Today marks the death anniversary of Bob Marley, the Jamaican singer-songwriter who transformed reggae into a global force and left a cultural legacy that...
Airship explodes in flames
On this day in 1937, the Hindenburg disaster stunned the world when the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg burst into...
