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» 19th January - Apple Lisa is launched
by Cat Yesterday at 11:35

» 18th January - WWII: First Armed Insurgency in Warsaw Ghetto
by Cat Sat 18 Jan 2020, 10:44

» Popeye makes his debut in the Thimble Theater comic strip
by Cat Fri 17 Jan 2020, 11:49

» 16th January - Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote is published
by Cat Thu 16 Jan 2020, 13:11

» 15th January - Qaddafi becomes premier of Libya
by Cat Wed 15 Jan 2020, 11:31

» Storm Brendan - alerts for Ireland and UK (Monday 12th Jan)
by Cat Tue 14 Jan 2020, 21:31

» 14th January - Felice Orsini attempts to assassinate French Emperor Napoleon III
by Cat Tue 14 Jan 2020, 12:21

» 13th January - First successful escape from an aircraft using the Ejection Seat
by Cat Mon 13 Jan 2020, 15:18

» 12th January - Dr. James Bedford becomes first person to undergo Cryopreservation
by Cat Sun 12 Jan 2020, 14:15

» 11th January - Anglo-Zulu War Begins
by Cat Sat 11 Jan 2020, 12:20

» 10th January - London Underground begins operation
by Cat Fri 10 Jan 2020, 13:01

» 9th January - Davy Lamp Tested at Hebburn Colliery
by Cat Thu 09 Jan 2020, 12:50

» Ryanair Sale: Flights to London, Liverpool & Manchester from just €9.99 (!!!) each way
by Cat Wed 08 Jan 2020, 22:53

» 8th January - President Lyndon B. Johnson Declares a "War on Poverty"
by Cat Wed 08 Jan 2020, 11:56

» 7th January - Galileo Galilei Discovers Three of Jupiter's Four Largest Moons
by Cat Tue 07 Jan 2020, 14:07

» Jakarta floods
by Cat Mon 06 Jan 2020, 17:46

» 6th January - Samuel Morse successfully tests the electrical telegraph
by Cat Mon 06 Jan 2020, 11:50

» 5th January - Construction Begins on California's Golden Gate Bridge
by Cat Sun 05 Jan 2020, 14:29

» 4th January - Topsy the Elephant is Executed by Electrocution
by Cat Sat 04 Jan 2020, 13:19

» WhatsApp will stop working on these popular smartphones on 31st December 2019
by Cat Fri 03 Jan 2020, 15:12

» 3rd January - NASA's Mars Polar Lander is Launched
by Cat Fri 03 Jan 2020, 14:31

» 2nd January - Second "Palmer Raid" Takes Place
by Cat Thu 02 Jan 2020, 09:22

» 1st January - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Takes Effect
by Cat Wed 01 Jan 2020, 11:52

» 31st December - Arthur Guinness Signs a 9000-Year Lease on His Brewery
by Cat Tue 31 Dec 2019, 12:05

» 30th December - Saddam Hussein is Executed
by Cat Mon 30 Dec 2019, 12:24

» 29th December - The establishment of Éire in 1937
by Cat Sun 29 Dec 2019, 13:01

» 28th December - Lumière Brothers' First Film Screening for a Paying Public Audience
by Cat Sat 28 Dec 2019, 10:41

» 27th December - (1949) Indonesian Independence
by Cat Fri 27 Dec 2019, 12:18

» 26th December - (2004) Massive tsunami causes damage and kills thousands in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
by Cat Thu 26 Dec 2019, 13:50

» 25th December - Charlemagne Crowned Emperor
by Cat Thu 26 Dec 2019, 00:01

» 24 December - The Ku Klux Klan is Formed
by Cat Tue 24 Dec 2019, 14:21

» 23 December - Rutan Voyager Completes First Nonstop Flight around the World without Refueling
by Cat Mon 23 Dec 2019, 11:33

» 22 December - Berlin's Brandenburg Gate Reopens
by Cat Sun 22 Dec 2019, 12:11

» 21st December - Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs Premieres
by Cat Sat 21 Dec 2019, 12:54

» 20 December - South Carolina First State to Secede from the US
by Cat Fri 20 Dec 2019, 17:07

» 19 December - A Christmas Carol is Published
by Cat Thu 19 Dec 2019, 17:42

» 18 December - Saturn's Moon Epimetheus is Discovered
by Cat Wed 18 Dec 2019, 15:43

» 17 December - The Wright Brothers make their famous flight
by Cat Tue 17 Dec 2019, 11:58

» 16 December - The Boston Tea Party
by Cat Mon 16 Dec 2019, 14:35

» 15 December - Gone with the Wind premieres in Atlanta, Georgia
by Cat Sun 15 Dec 2019, 12:36

» 14 December - The Dayton Agreement is Signed in Paris, France
by Cat Sat 14 Dec 2019, 22:09

» 13 December - Sir Francis Drake Begins Circumnavigation of the Globe
by Cat Fri 13 Dec 2019, 12:43

» 12 December - Kenya Gains Independence from the United Kingdom
by Cat Thu 12 Dec 2019, 14:51

» 11th December - Kyoto Protocol is Adopted
by Cat Wed 11 Dec 2019, 12:21

» 10th December - UN General Assembly Adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights
by Cat Tue 10 Dec 2019, 12:26

» 9th December - .John Birch Society Founded
by Cat Mon 09 Dec 2019, 13:20

» 8th December - SpaceX Launches and Returns a Spacecraft from Orbit
by Cat Sun 08 Dec 2019, 11:37

» 7th December - Theatre Royal Opens at Covent Garden in London, England
by Cat Sat 07 Dec 2019, 14:17

» 6th December - The Washington Monument is Completed
by Cat Fri 06 Dec 2019, 15:01

» 5th December - Flight 19 is Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
by Cat Thu 05 Dec 2019, 13:13

» 4th December - The birth of quantum theory
by Cat Wed 04 Dec 2019, 11:38

» 3rd December - Illinois Becomes the 21st US State
by Cat Tue 03 Dec 2019, 12:47

» 2nd December - John Brown Hanged for Raid on Harpers Ferry
by Cat Mon 02 Dec 2019, 12:49

» 1st December - Portuguese Restoration War Begins
by Cat Sun 01 Dec 2019, 12:58

» 30th November - The first ever 'international' football match 1872 (England 0 - Scotland 0)
by Cat Sat 30 Nov 2019, 09:56

» History this day - 29th November
by Cat Fri 29 Nov 2019, 12:01

» History this day - 28 November
by Cat Thu 28 Nov 2019, 12:55

» On this day in history
by Cat Wed 27 Nov 2019, 09:36

» University of Notre Dame is Founded
by Cat Tue 26 Nov 2019, 08:20

» The White Ship Sinks, Drowning the Son of Henry I of England
by Cat Mon 25 Nov 2019, 11:58

» Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is Published
by Cat Sun 24 Nov 2019, 12:38

» Hijacking of EgyptAir Flight 648
by Cat Sat 23 Nov 2019, 17:49

» Juan Carlos I Becomes King of Spain
by Cat Fri 22 Nov 2019, 11:53

» First Permanent ARPANET Link is Established
by Cat Thu 21 Nov 2019, 12:32

» Whaling Ship Essex Rammed by Whale
by Cat Wed 20 Nov 2019, 11:06

» Apollo 12 Lands on the Moon
by Cat Tue 19 Nov 2019, 10:24

» William Tell Shoots an Apple Off His Son's Head
by Cat Mon 18 Nov 2019, 16:28

» First Attempted Assassination of Umberto I of Italy
by Cat Sun 17 Nov 2019, 13:29

» Hoxne Hoard Found in Britain
by Cat Sat 16 Nov 2019, 10:46

» Cornerstone of Jefferson Memorial is Laid
by Cat Fri 15 Nov 2019, 12:12

» The Apalachin Meeting
by Cat Thu 14 Nov 2019, 10:39

» Two Libyans Indicted for Pan Am 103 Attack
by Cat Wed 13 Nov 2019, 14:12

» Ramzi Yousef Found Guillty of Masterminding 1993 World Trade Centre Bombing
by Cat Tue 12 Nov 2019, 19:08

» Highwayman Joseph "Blueskin" Blake Hanged
by Cat Mon 11 Nov 2019, 10:24

» Hope Diamond Donated to the Smithsonian Institution
by Cat Sun 10 Nov 2019, 13:11

» Garry Kasparov Becomes Youngest World Chess Champion
by Cat Sat 09 Nov 2019, 10:59

» John F. Kennedy Defeats Richard Nixon for US Presidency
by Cat Fri 08 Nov 2019, 16:22

» The Battle of Tippecanoe
by Cat Thu 07 Nov 2019, 12:37

» Jefferson Davis elected President of the United States
by Cat Wed 06 Nov 2019, 11:48

» The Gunpowder Plot is thwarted
by Cat Tue 05 Nov 2019, 12:29

» Iran Hostage Crisis Begins
by Cat Mon 04 Nov 2019, 12:44

» The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce, now The Times of India, is Founded
by Cat Mon 04 Nov 2019, 12:41

» The Balfour Declaration
by Cat Mon 04 Nov 2019, 12:40

» The Malbone Street Wreck
by Cat Mon 04 Nov 2019, 12:39

» On this day in history ...
by Cat Sun 03 Nov 2019, 14:35

» New Radio on the Forum
by Cat Sat 12 Oct 2019, 14:27

» Some useful Do's & Don't's for a healthy computer
by Cat Tue 09 Jul 2019, 20:29