On this Day

ON THIS DAY: Bay of Pigs invasion begins in Cuba (1961)

On 17 April 1961, approximately 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched an amphibious invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the southwestern coast of Cuba,...

ON THIS DAY: Michael Jordan plays final NBA game (2003)

On this day in 2003, Michael Jordan, widely regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time, played the final game of his illustrious...

ON THIS DAY: Abraham Lincoln is fatally shot (1865)

On this day, 14 April 1865, one of the most tragic events in American history unfolded when President Abraham Lincoln was shot by actor...

ON THIS DAY: Buchenwald concentration camp is liberated (1945)

On this day in 1945, American soldiers of the 6th Armoured Division liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany, revealing to the world...

ON THIS DAY: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is published (1925)

On 10 April 1925, The Great Gatsby, the now-iconic novel by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, was published by Charles Scribner’s Sons. Though met...