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: Wuhan’s “unknown pneumonia”, start of COVID-19

On this Day December 31, 2025 at 12:32

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Life December 31, 2025 at 11:46

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Cyprus politics of 2025: the year in review

Cyprus December 31, 2025 at 11:45

The year 2025 was marked by significant activity in...