Tag: WWII history

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: Anne Frank annex discovered (1944)

On this Day August 4, 2025 at 11:24

On this day in 1944, the secret annex in Amsterdam where Anne Frank, her family, and four others had been hiding for more than...

ON THIS DAY: The signing of the United Nations Charter (1945)

On this Day June 26, 2025 at 15:39

On 26 June 1945, representatives from 50 nations gathered in San Francisco to sign the Charter of the United Nations, formally establishing what would...

ON THIS DAY: The diary of Anne Frank first published (1947)

On this Day June 25, 2025 at 15:52

On this day, 25 June 1947, a small Dutch publishing house released Het Achterhuis (The Secret Annex)- the diary of Anne Frank, a young...

ON THIS DAY: Churchill delivers ‘finest hour’ speech (1940)

On this Day June 18, 2025 at 15:57

On this day in 1940, Winston Churchill stood before the British House of Commons and delivered one of the most stirring speeches of the...

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ON THIS DAY: U2 band is formed in Dublin (1976)

September 25, 2025 at 18:16

French ex-president Sarkozy given 5-year sentence after Libya case

International September 25, 2025 at 17:57

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to...

Russia extends gasoline ban, partially halts diesel exports amid Ukraine strikes

International September 25, 2025 at 17:34

Russia will introduce a partial ban on diesel exports...

Applications open for preschool tuition subsidy scheme in Cyprus

Cyprus September 25, 2025 at 16:54

Subsidy for preschool tuition now available The preschool tuition subsidy...

ECB says food costs up 34% for eurozone households since 2019

Economy September 25, 2025 at 16:34

Food inflation rises faster than overall prices The ECB says...