On this Day

ON THIS DAY: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 2nd bed-in for peace (1969)

On 26 May 1969, John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, began their second Bed-In for Peace in Room 1472 of...

ON THIS DAY: Shakespeare’s sonnets first published (1609)

On 20 May 1609, one of the most significant publications in English literary history quietly made its way into the world: Shakespeare’s Sonnets, a...

ON THIS DAY: International Huntington’s Disease awareness day

Huntington disease (HD) is a rare autosomal dominant neurodegenerative genetic disorder that has an average onset between 30 and 50 years of age. This...

ON THIS DAY: The State of Israel is proclaimed (1948)

On 14 May 1948, one of the most pivotal and controversial moments in modern Middle Eastern history unfolded: the State of Israel was formally...

ON THIS DAY: Pope John Paul II shot in St Peter’s Square (1981)

On 13 May 1981, the world watched in shock as Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St Peter’s Square, Vatican...