On this Day

ON THIS DAY: Kapodistrias establishes the first Greek postal service (1828)

On 24 September 1828, Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first Governor of independent Greece, organised the country’s first official postal service. Post offices were established in...

ON THIS DAY: Bob Marley’s final concert (1980)

On this day in 1980, Jamaican musician Bob Marley performed his final concert, a sold-out show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bob Marley was more than a...

ON THIS DAY: The first episode of Friends aired on NBC (1994)

On this day in 1994, the first episode of Friends premiered on NBC, introducing viewers to six twenty-somethings living in New York City who...

ON THIS DAY: The first international beauty contest (1888)

On 19 September 1888, the Belgian spa town of Spa hosted what is considered the first international women’s beauty contest, the concours de beauté....

ON THIS DAY: Pavlos Fyssas (Killah P.) is murdered (2013)

On 18 September 2013, Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas, known by his stage name Killah P., was murdered in Keratsini, near Piraeus. Fyssas, 34, was...