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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: Cyprus mourned the death of Makarios III (1977)

Cyprus August 3, 2026 at 10:27

On 3 August 1977, at 5:15 am, the heart of the first President of the Republic of Cyprus and Archbishop of Cyprus, Makarios III,...

ON THIS DAY: Cyprus elects its first House of Representatives (1960)

Cyprus July 31, 2026 at 13:58

On 31 July 1960, just 16 days before Cyprus formally gained independence from Britain, voters elected the first House of Representatives of the new...

ON THIS DAY: Penguin Books launches first paperbacks (1935)

On this Day July 30, 2026 at 10:43

On 30 July 1935, the first Penguin paperbacks went on sale, transforming books from expensive possessions into affordable companions that could be bought at...

ON THIS DAY: Ireland’s cabbage patch rebellion in Tipperary (1848)

On this Day July 29, 2026 at 10:28

Born amid famine and inspired by revolutions sweeping Europe, the Young Ireland uprising promised national liberation. Instead, it ended in a gunfight around a...

ON THIS DAY: Maximilien Robespierre faces the guillotine (1794)

On this Day July 28, 2026 at 16:21

On 28 July 1794, French Revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre was executed by guillotine in Paris alongside 22 other leading figures of the Reign of...

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