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: Reggae icon Bob Marley dies (1981)

On this Day May 11, 2026 at 16:39

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Cyprus May 11, 2026 at 16:32

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Cyprus May 11, 2026 at 16:26

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