Tag: WWII

How ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ became a cultural icon

Life August 7, 2025 at 16:56

In the spring of 2000, a long-forgotten British propaganda poster from the early days of World War Two was discovered in a dusty cardboard...

ON THIS DAY: Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima (1945)

On this Day August 6, 2025 at 12:46

On 6 August 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb in history on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, marking a turning point...

ON THIS DAY: first atomic bomb tested (1945)

On this Day July 16, 2025 at 17:38

On 16 July 1945, the world entered the atomic age. In the desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico, the United States detonated the first atomic bomb in history-...

ON THIS DAY: VE Day – Celebrating Victory in Europe

On this Day May 8, 2025 at 14:50

On May 8, 1945, the world rejoiced as the Allied forces secured Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), marking the unconditional surrender of Nazi...

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ON THIS DAY: The rise and fall of the West

August 8, 2025 at 16:04

Larnaca bus drivers end strike after 10 days

Cyprus August 8, 2025 at 14:49

The Larnaca bus drivers strike has ended after 10...

The spiritual significance of umbrellas in Japan

Life August 8, 2025 at 14:32

In Japan, umbrellas don't just block rain or sun...

Egypt–Greece maritime dispute could impact Cyprus

Greece August 8, 2025 at 14:25

by Ανδρέας Γρ. Ορφανίδης The recent Egypt-Greece maritime dispute over...

Cyprus-Israel organ transplant saves two women

Cyprus August 8, 2025 at 14:03

In a rare life-saving mission, a Cyprus–Israel organ transplant...