On this Day

ON THIS DAY: PIN technology is patented paving way for modern ATMs (1966)

On 2 May 1966, Scottish engineer James Goodfellow filed UK Patent No. 1,197,183, introducing the Personal Identification Number (PIN) system that revolutionised banking security...

ON THIS DAY: Adolf Hitler dies as Nazi Germany collapses (1945)

On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany, died by suicide in his bunker beneath the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, as...

ON THIS DAY: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is executed (1945)

On 28 April 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were captured and executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to...

ON THIS DAY: “Queen of jazz”, Ella Fitzgerald is born (1917)

On this day in 1917, Ella Fitzgerald, one of the most beloved and influential voices in the history of jazz, was born in Newport...

ON THIS DAY: The Annan Plan referendum in Cyprus (2004)

On 23 April 2004, Cyprus stood at a historic crossroads as the island’s communities voted in separate referendums on the United Nations’ proposed Annan...