On this Day

ON THIS DAY: The passing of designer Karl Lagerfeld

On this day, the fashion world marks the death of Karl Lagerfeld, one of the most influential designers of the late twentieth and early...

ON THIS DAY: Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh (1930)

On this day in 1930, Pluto was discovered by 24-year-old American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, marking one of the most remarkable achievements in modern astronomy. Tombaugh...

ON THIS DAY: Scientists discover Zealandia, the hidden continent (2017)

A team of geologists has confirmed the existence of a largely submerged continent in the South Pacific, known as Zealandia. The discovery, published in...

ON THIS DAY: Fidel Castro becomes Prime Minister of Cuba (1959)

On 16 February 1959, Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, just weeks after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista. The...

ON THIS DAY: ‘The Scream’ stolen from Oslo’s National Gallery (1994)

On 12 February 1994, one of the world’s most recognisable and emotionally powerful paintings, The Scream by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, was stolen in a daring...