On this Day

ON THIS DAY: Works begin on the Isthmus of Corinth (1882)

On this day, 23 April 1882, work officially began on the excavation of the Isthmus of Corinth, one of the most ambitious engineering undertakings...

ON THIS DAY: Paris Agreement climate treaty signed (2016)

Global climate pact signed by 170+ nations On this day in 2016, more than 170 countries signed the historic Paris Agreement, a landmark global effort to...

ON THIS DAY: The Greek military junta seizes power (1967)

On 21 April 1967, a group of right-wing army officers staged a military coup in Greece, overthrowing the elected government in a swift and...

ON THIS DAY: The Curies isolate radioactive radium (1902)

Curie couple isolate radium chloride On this day in 1902, Marie Curie and Pierre Curie successfully isolated radium chloride, marking a major milestone in the study of radioactivity. After years...

ON THIS DAY: Dimitris Mitropanos died (2012)

On this day, 17 April 2012, Greece lost one of its most iconic voices, Dimitris Mitropanos, a singer whose career shaped modern Greek popular...