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ON THIS DAY: Nuclear non-proliferation treaty signed (1968)

On this Day July 1, 2025 at 11:25

On this day in 1968, the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) was signed in New York by the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet...

On this day: Helen Keller was born (1880)

On this Day June 27, 2025 at 14:20

On 27 June 1880, Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama- a figure who would go on to redefine perceptions of disability and become...

ON THIS DAY: Poet Maya Angelou dies at 86 (2014)

On this Day May 28, 2025 at 14:43

Maya Angelou, celebrated poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist, passed away at the age of 86. Born in 1928, Angelou rose from a childhood marked...

ON THIS DAY: The origins of Paraskevedekatriaphobia

On this Day December 13, 2024 at 11:27

It’s the second and final Friday the 13th of 2024, undoubtedly seen as one of the most unlucky days of the calendar year. Friday...

ON THIS DAY: Frank Sinatra is born (1915)

On this Day December 12, 2024 at 10:38

On this day, on 12 December 1915, one of the most iconic voices of the 20th century, Frank Sinatra, was born in Hoboken, New...

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Gloria Steinem, pioneering feminist, dies aged 92

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ON THIS DAY: Britain and France declared war on Germany (1939)

On this Day September 3, 2026 at 16:12

On this day in 1939, Britain declared war on...

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Cyprus September 3, 2026 at 16:11

The captain of the ill-fated Filo Jet reportedly decided...

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Cyprus September 3, 2026 at 16:01

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