Tag: history

ON THIS DAY: Maximilien Robespierre faces the guillotine (1794)

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On 28 July 1794, French Revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre was executed by guillotine in Paris alongside 22 other leading figures of the Reign of...

ON THIS DAY: Romanov family executed in Russian Revolution (1918)

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The execution of the Romanov family on July 17, 1918, marked one of the most significant and controversial events of the Russian Revolution. Tsar...

ON THIS DAY: Blondin’s tightrope walk across Niagara Falls (1859)

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On this day in 1859, French acrobat Jean-François Gravelet, better known by his stage name Blondin, became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. The 35-year-old crossed...

ON THIS DAY: Anne Frank was gifted her diary (1942)

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A birthday gift that became history On June 12, 1942, Anne Frank received a red-and-white checkered diary as a gift for her 13th birthday in...

House Speakers Cyprus has had since 1960

Cyprus
Role of the House Speaker Since the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960, the Presidency of the House of Representatives has been a...
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ON THIS DAY: Cuban Missile Crisis Black Saturday (1962)

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On 27 October 1962, the Cold War came perilously...

“Nicosia is not a neutral background for contemporary art”

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PSI Foundation’s Art Director, Danila Parniouk, talks about the...

Israel election turnout highest in over 40 years

International
Israel election turnout has reached its highest level in...

Cyprus receives 80,000 flu vaccines after delays

Cyprus
Cyprus has received around 80,000 flu vaccines, with distribution...
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