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ON THIS DAY: Franz Xaver Gruber composes “Silent Night” (1818)

On this Day December 24, 2024 at 16:35

On 24 December 1818, Austrian composer Franz Xaver Gruber created one of the most enduring and beloved Christmas carols of all time, "Silent Night"...

ON THIS DAY: “It’s a wonderful life” premieres in New York (1946)

On this Day December 20, 2024 at 14:53

On 20 December 1946, the classic Christmas film "It's a Wonderful Life" premiered in New York City. Directed by the legendary Frank Capra and...

ON THIS DAY: Charles Dickens publishes “A Christmas carol” (1843)

On this Day December 19, 2024 at 16:01

On this day, 19 December 1843, the beloved British author Charles Dickens released A Christmas Carol, a novella that would become one of the...

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ON THIS DAY: The U.S. space shuttle program ended (2011)

On this Day July 21, 2026 at 16:37

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Cyprus records EU’s second-largest annual public debt drop

Economy July 21, 2026 at 16:29

Cyprus' gross government debt fell to 54.6% of GDP...

Holguin in Ankara ahead of Guterres’ visit to Cyprus

Cyprus July 21, 2026 at 16:17

Maria Angela Holguin, the personal envoy of the UN...

New York Times front page one day after Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus

Cyprus July 21, 2026 at 16:13

On 21 July 1974, one day after the start...