On this Day

ON THIS DAY: First modern Olympics held in Athens (1986)

A revival born in Athens On April 15, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games came to a close at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, marking...

ON THIS DAY: The night the RMS Titanic sinking began (1912)

On the night of April 14, 1912, the world’s largest and most luxurious ocean liner, the RMS Titanic, was nearing the end of its...

ON THIS DAY: 200 year since the Exodus of Messolonghi (1826)

In April 1826, Messolonghi was starving. For nearly a year, Ottoman forces had surrounded the town. Supplies were gone. Horses were eaten. Then mules. Then...

ON THIS DAY: The Lion King becomes Broadway’s highest‑grossing show (2012)

A historic milestone in musical theatre In April 2012, Disney’s The Lion King became the highest-grossing Broadway show, overtaking Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of...

ON THIS DAY: The world’s first cloned camel was born (2009)

A milestone in animal cloning On this day in 2009, the world’s first cloned camel was born in Dubai, marking a major breakthrough in animal...