Famagusta Gazette Bygones: 27 July
1875 – California: Infamous outlaw Black Bart, known for leaving poetic verses at the scenes of his robberies, escaped authorities after stealing a Wells Fargo safe. The safe was later…
A Tapestry of Time: Events of June 26
363: The Death of Emperor Julian On June 26, 363, Roman Emperor Julian was killed during a retreat from the Sassanid Empire. His death marked the end of his short…
A Journey Through Time: Events of June 25
1876: The Battle of the Little Bighorn On June 25, 1876, one of the most famous battles of the American Indian Wars took place: The Battle of the Little Bighorn.…
A Tapestry of Time: Events of June 24
1314: The Battle of Bannockburn On June 24, 1314, the Battle of Bannockburn marked a pivotal moment in the First War of Scottish Independence. Under the leadership of King Robert…
A Tapestry of Time: Events of June 23
930: The Founding of the Alþingi On June 23, 930, the Alþingi, the national parliament of Iceland, was established. It is considered one of the oldest parliaments in the world…
80 years after Benito Mussolini’s death, what can democracies today learn from his fascist rise?
Matthew Sharpe, Australian Catholic University This Monday marks 80 years since Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was killed in an Italian village towards the end of the Second World War in…
1957: New Statistics shine light on forgotten Cyprus
Figures published on this day in 1957, showed the de facto population of Cyprus at the end of January 1956 was estimated at 532,000, according to an official statistical summary.…
Cyprus: How viewers in Limassol saw TV for the very first time
According to popular history, the first television signals seeped into Limassol today in 1958 – and the event caused quite a stir. From a TV tower in Troodos, the new…
A Tapestry of Time: Events of February 21
362: Emperor Julian’s Edict On February 21, 362, Emperor Julian issued an edict to rebuild the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. This ambitious project aimed to restore the temple that had…
2005: Rafik Hariri assassinated in Lebanon
On 14 February 2005, Rafik Hariri was assassinated in a suicide truck bomb explosion in Beirut. Four Hezbollah members of Unit 121 were indicted for the assassination and were tried…