FROM THE ARCHIVES 1989: At 173 people were killed when a Surinam Airways DC8 airliner from Holland crashed near Paramaribo International Airport, the airline said. The Surinam News Agency said there were only 13 known […]
THE legendary Orient Express – which carved an international reputation running through the heart of Europe – began operating on this day in 1883. The first passengers on the Express could not travel the whole […]
The Dunkirk evacuation ended on this day in 1940, when British forces completed the evacuation of 338,000 troops from France. Able seaman EJ Whitham, a 19-year-old, related his experiences working on a minesweeper which arrived […]
On this day in 1967, a British Midland Airways Canadair Argonaut crashed near Stockport, Cheshire, killing sixty-nine passengers and three crew members. The airliner, call sign “Hotel Golf,” was returning to Manchester with holidaymakers from […]
One of the darkest moments in modern history occurred today in 1939, when the Hamburg-Amerkia vessel MS St. Louis, carrying 963 Jewish refugees, was denied permission to land in Florida, in the United States, after […]
On this day in 1937, the Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson at the Château de Candé, lent to them by French millionaire Charles Bedaux. The Duke’s marriage plans had been postponed as not to […]
ON THIS day in 1835, Phineas Taylor Barnum began his first tour of the USA. Barnum was an American showman, politician, and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey […]
Anne Boleyn – once described as a brilliant, pure, and injured woman – was crowned Queen of England on this day in 1533. Henry VIII’s stormy marriage to her, and her execution by beheading, made […]
Mariner 9 was launched today in 1971. It was an unmanned NASA space probe that contributed greatly to the exploration of Mars and was part of the Mariner program. The craft was launched toward Mars […]
1985: The Heysel Stadium disaster will haunt all those who saw it for the rest of their days. The match that was billed as a feast of football, turned into a living nightmare. It occurred […]
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