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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Cyprus job market shows strong appetite for change

September 21, 2026 at 16:43

€820m pension reform bill to reach Parliament by end of September

Cyprus September 21, 2026 at 16:32

The pension reform bill is expected to be submitted...

Trump says triumphal arch will house drones and snipers

International September 21, 2026 at 16:26

US President Donald Trump has said his proposed triumphal...

EU launches new platform for water efficiency, reuse and digitalisation

International September 21, 2026 at 16:24

More than 50 high-level experts from across the EU...

Iranians gather in Nicosia for Mahsa Amini – “Woman, Life, Freedom”

Cyprus September 21, 2026 at 16:16

A group of Iranians living in the Republic of...

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