Tag: on this day

ON THIS DAY: Galileo discovers four moons of Jupiter

A breakthrough that reshaped astronomy On this day in January 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei made one of the most important discoveries in the history...

ON THIS DAY: The storming of the US Capitol (2021)

On this day in history, as Congress met to certify the result of the 2020 presidential election, supporters of Donald Trump disrupted proceedings by...

ON THIS DAY: Celebrating the birth of Umberto Eco (1932)

On 5 January 1932, one of the most influential intellectuals of the 20th and early 21st centuries was born in Alessandria, Italy. Umberto Eco...

ON THIS DAY: First photograph of the Moon, probably (1839)

On this day in 1839, Louis Daguerre- one of the earliest pioneers of photography- is thought to have taken the first-ever photograph of the...

ON THIS DAY: Remembering the Indian Ocean tsunami (2004)

A disaster that unfolded without warning On 26 December 2004, a powerful undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered a tsunami that struck coastlines...

Popular

Air travellers to enjoy free cabin luggage and keep delay compensation

The European Council and the European Parliament have reached...

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

On June 15, 1215, England's King John sealed- formally...

Nearly 14,000 job vacancies in Cyprus

Job vacancies in Cyprus totalled 13,905 during the first...

Foot-and-mouth disease revives discussion of PDO halloumi milk quota

The impact of foot-and-mouth disease on Cyprus’ livestock sector...
spot_img