On this Day

ON THIS DAY: Remembering Freddie Mercury (1991)

On this day in 1991, Freddie Mercury, the iconic frontman of Queen, passed away in London at the age of 45, just one day...

ON THIS DAY: UN adopts convention on the rights of the child (1989)

On 20 November 1989, the United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which is a landmark...

ON THIS DAY: Ben Hur premieres in New York (1959)

On this day in 1959, the American epic drama Ben-Hur, often hailed as Hollywood’s greatest biblical film, held its world premiere in New York...

ON THIS DAY: Athens Polytechnic Uprising (1973)

A day that defined resistance to Greece’s junta On 17 November 1973, the Athens Polytechnic Uprising reached its devastating conclusion as the Greek military junta deployed tanks...

ON THIS DAY: Kofi Annan presents plan for Cyprus issue (2002)

On 11 November 2002, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan formally presented his long-awaited Annan Plan for the resolution of the Cyprus issue — one...