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ON THIS DAY: Visionary author Arthur C Clarke dies (2008)

This day in 2008 marked the passing of one of the most visionary minds of the twentieth century, Arthur C Clarke, a writer whose...

ON THIS DAY: Alexei Leonov makes the first spacewalk (1965)

Alexei Leonov makes history with first spacewalk On 18 March 1965, Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov achieved a milestone that would change human space exploration forever....

ON THIS DAY: Jimmy Carter calls for a homeland for the Palestinians (1977)

On 16 March 1977, newly inaugurated United States President Jimmy Carter publicly stated that the Palestinian people should have a homeland, marking one of...

ON THIS DAY: International mathematics day

Every year on March 14, the world celebrates International Mathematics Day, widely known as Pi Day, honoring the mathematical constant π (pi), whose first...

ON THIS DAY: Astronomer William Herschel discovers Uranus (1781)

On this day in 1781, astronomer William Herschel made a groundbreaking discovery that expanded humanity’s understanding of the solar system. While conducting a routine...