Tag: USSR

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

On this Day December 2, 2025 at 17:00

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 November 6, 2025 at 18:00

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 September 26, 2025 at 18:35

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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Guterres seeks solution or progress before leaving office

July 28, 2026 at 16:28

ON THIS DAY: Maximilien Robespierre faces the guillotine (1794)

On this Day July 28, 2026 at 16:21

On 28 July 1794, French Revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre...

Growing rifts over Iran policy shape Trump-Netanyahu meeting

International July 28, 2026 at 16:13

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Apple will now let you lease your next iPhone or Mac instead of buying it

International July 28, 2026 at 16:03

Apple has introduced a new leasing programme that allows...

Erimi: New discoveries reveal Late Bronze Age production centre

Cyprus July 28, 2026 at 15:43

The Erimi-Pitharka site in the Limassol district has provided...