Tag: USSR

ON THIS DAY: Soviets mark space station Mir launch (1986)

On this day in 1986, the Soviet Union opened a new chapter in space exploration with the successful launch of space station Mir, unveiling...

ON THIS DAY: Bolshevik Revolution begins in Russia (1917)

On this day in 1917, the Bolshevik Revolution begins with the bombardment of the Winter Palace in Petrograd, the event that would mark the...

ON THIS DAY: One man prevented nuclear war (1983)

On this day in 1983, Soviet military officer Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov made a decision that may have saved the world from nuclear war. In...

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Michael Jackson biopic breaks box office record

Record-breaking opening weekend The new musical film about Michael Jackson...

40-year-old woman struck while crossing road in Paphos

A road accident occurred on Monday afternoon (27 April)...

ON THIS DAY: John Milton sells rights to ‘Paradise Lost’ for £10 (1667)

The English poet John Milton, already blind and living...

Cyprus farmers protest over livestock culling escalates

Farmers weigh new measures Livestock farmers protest mass animal culls...
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