Tag: WWII history

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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August 5, 2025 at 13:15

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Cyprus August 5, 2025 at 12:53

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ON THIS DAY: Marilyn Monroe found dead at 36 (1962)

On this Day August 5, 2025 at 12:38

On August 5th, 1962, screen icon Marilyn Monroe was...

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Health August 5, 2025 at 12:30

The China chikungunya outbreak has reached more than 7,000...