Tag: history

ON THIS DAY: Henry VIII crowned King of England (1509)

On this Day June 24, 2025 at 15:02

On 24 June 1509, a 17-year-old Henry VIII was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. His coronation, held on Midsummer Day, was one...

Pontic genocide remembrance day- the massacre of Santa’s infants

Greece May 19, 2025 at 11:27

Commemoration and remembrance: On 19 May 1919, Mustafa Kemal landed in Samsun, marking the beginning of one of the darkest and bloodiest periods for the...

ON THIS DAY: VE Day – Celebrating Victory in Europe

On this Day May 8, 2025 at 14:50

On May 8, 1945, the world rejoiced as the Allied forces secured Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), marking the unconditional surrender of Nazi...

ON THIS DAY: Bay of Pigs invasion begins in Cuba (1961)

On this Day April 17, 2025 at 19:30

On 17 April 1961, approximately 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched an amphibious invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the southwestern coast of Cuba,...