On this Day

ON THIS DAY: Romanov family executed in Russian Revolution (1918)

The execution of the Romanov family on July 17, 1918, marked one of the most significant and controversial events of the Russian Revolution. Tsar...

ON THIS DAY: Cinema legend, Ingmar Bergman is born (1918)

On 14 July 1918, Ernst Ingmar Bergman was born in Uppsala, Sweden. He would become one of the most influential directors in the history...

ON THIS DAY: Mary Quant and the miniskirt revolution (1964)

On 10 July 1964, fashion history remembers Mary Quant’s role in transforming the way a generation dressed, as the miniskirt emerged as one of...

ON THIS DAY: The 9th of July massacre and Archbishop Kyprianos’ hanging (1821)

Today, 9 July, marks the 204th anniversary of the horror of the hanging of Archbishop Kyprianos and the beheading of the three Metropolitan bishops,...

ON THIS DAY: Sliced bread sold for the first time (1928)

On 7 July 1928, the world took a major step towards modern convenience when sliced bread was sold commercially for the first time by...