On this Day

1 July 1878: When the Ottomans sold Cyprus to Britain

On 1 July 1878, a new chapter began for Cyprus as the island transitioned from Ottoman to British administration. This followed an agreement signed...

ON THIS DAY: Nuclear non-proliferation treaty signed (1968)

On this day in 1968, the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) was signed in New York by the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet...

On this day: Helen Keller was born (1880)

On 27 June 1880, Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama- a figure who would go on to redefine perceptions of disability and become...

ON THIS DAY: The signing of the United Nations Charter (1945)

On 26 June 1945, representatives from 50 nations gathered in San Francisco to sign the Charter of the United Nations, formally establishing what would...

ON THIS DAY: The diary of Anne Frank first published (1947)

On this day, 25 June 1947, a small Dutch publishing house released Het Achterhuis (The Secret Annex)- the diary of Anne Frank, a young...