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ON THIS DAY: Houdini escapes underwater in just 57 seconds (1907)

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ON THIS DAY: Alaska sighted during Russian expedition (1741)

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Eight years after Kofi Annan’s death, his Cyprus plan revisited

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ON THIS DAY: Pakistan gains independence from United Kingdom (1947)

ON THIS DAY: International Youth Day 2026

On this Day August 12, 2026 at 11:10

Every year on 12 August, International Youth Day turns global attention towards the challenges facing young people, but also towards their ideas, achievements and...

ON THIS DAY: 30 years from the killing of Tassos Isaak (1996)

Cyprus August 11, 2026 at 14:35

Thirty years ago, on 11 August 1996, 24-year-old Greek Cypriot Tasos Isaak was beaten to death in the UN buffer zone at Deryneia during...

ON THIS DAY: The Louvre opens its doors to the public (1793)

On this Day August 10, 2026 at 11:34

On 10 August 1793, in the midst of the French Revolution, a former royal palace opened as a museum belonging to the nation. The...

ON THIS DAY: “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” (1864)

On this Day August 5, 2026 at 17:20

On 5 August 1864, the Union Navy won one of the most important naval battles of the American Civil War at the Battle of...

ON THIS DAY: Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam (1944)

On this Day August 4, 2026 at 16:27

On 4 August 1944, Anne Frank was arrested in Amsterdam after German Security Police, known as the Grüne Polizei, discovered the hiding place where...

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