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ON THIS DAY: The September 11 attacks of 2001

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ON THIS DAY: Mike the Headless Chicken refuses to die (1945)

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ON THIS DAY: Michelangelo’s David unveiled in Florence (1504)

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ON THIS DAY: First infant to receive incubator care (1888)

ON THIS DAY: Anne Frank annex discovered (1944)

On this Day August 4, 2025 at 11:24

On this day in 1944, the secret annex in Amsterdam where Anne Frank, her family, and four others had been hiding for more than...

ON THIS DAY: Niki Lauda’s fiery crash that shook Formula 1 (1976)

On this Day August 1, 2025 at 12:13

On August 1, 1976, at the treacherous Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in West Germany, Niki Lauda, reigning Formula 1 world champion and one of the...

ON THIS DAY: Harry Potter is born (1980)

Life July 31, 2025 at 11:30

For Harry Potter fans, July 31 is more than just the last day of the month. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first book in J.K....

ON THIS DAY: Insulin discovery transformed diabetes (1921)

On this Day July 30, 2025 at 16:33

On this day in 1921, the insulin discovery by Canadian scientists Sir Frederick G. Banting and Charles H. Best marked a turning point in...

ON THIS DAY: Greece’s first organised film screening (1900)

Life July 29, 2025 at 16:34

On 29 July 1900, at the summer theatre Orpheus in Ermoupoli in Syros, the first ever organised cinematic performance took place in Greece. Tickets...

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