On this Day

ON THIS DAY: S. Africa took a step toward ending apartheid (1990)

On this day in 1990, F. W. de Klerk, then President of South Africa, announced the lifting of the 30-year ban on the African...

ON THIS DAY: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes (1986)

On January 28, 1986, the United States faced a heartbreaking space disaster when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff from...

ON THIS DAY: Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by the Red Army (1945)

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, is observed annually on 27 January...

ON THIS DAY: Kobe Bryant dies in tragic helicopter crash (2020)

On 26 January 2020, the world of sport, and far beyond it, was shaken by the sudden and tragic death of Kobe Bryant, one...

ON THIS DAY: Wuhan lockdown announced, history made (2020)

January 23, 2020: A city sealed off On this day in 2020, Chinese authorities placed the city of Wuhan under lockdown, confining more than nine...