Tag: June

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

On this Day June 30, 2026 at 16:55

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: UK votes on the Brexit referendum (2016)

On this Day June 23, 2026 at 17:05

Britain chooses Brexit On 23 June 2016, voters across the United Kingdom backed leaving the European Union in the Brexit referendum, marking a historic turning...

ON THIS DAY: Juneteenth marks the end of slavery (1865)

Uncategorized June 19, 2026 at 15:26

On June 19, 1865, thousands of enslaved men, women and children in Texas learned they were finally free. More than two years after President...

ON THIS DAY: Mumtaz Mahal dies, Taj Mahal is built as her tomb (1631)

On this Day June 17, 2026 at 16:58

Mumtaz Mahal, the beloved wife of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan I, died on 17 June 1631 while giving birth to the couple's 14th child....

ON THIS DAY: The Magna Carta was sealed (1215)

On this Day June 15, 2026 at 16:29

On June 15, 1215, England's King John sealed- formally approved with his royal seal- the Magna Carta at Runnymede, near Windsor, after a rebellion...

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September 4, 2026 at 15:07

Tourist injured after falling into sea in Pomos

Cyprus September 4, 2026 at 14:48

Two lifeguards made a crucial intervention in the sea...

25-year-old allegedly defrauded 18 people of over €500,000

Cyprus September 4, 2026 at 14:41

A 25-year-old man has been arrested and remanded in...

Lindsay Clancy trial: Judge refuses to remove holdout juror

International September 4, 2026 at 13:56

A judge has again told the deadlocked jury in...

Europe faces growing sabotage campaign, with Russia chief suspect

International September 4, 2026 at 13:27

Russia appears to have intensified its sabotage campaign across...

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