1770: British explorer Captain James Cook first sights Australia 1775: American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts. The “Shot Heard Round the World” took place in Concord later that day 1909: Joan of Arc receives beatification by the Roman Catholic Church 1995: Oklahoma City bombing, Timothy McVeigh sets a truck bomb at Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 and injuring 500 2011: Fidel Castro resigns from the […]
(CNN)Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II sat alone through Saturday’s funeral of her late husband, Prince Philip, in what was an emotional yet muted affair that took place as a nation healed from a pandemic, and a rift that saw Prince Harry step back from the royal family.
The ’13 Going On 30′ star is always very positive and has tried to see the “bright side” of things amid the coronavirus pandemic and keep a “smile on her face”.
A London council is set to become the first to scrap green roads after a review found they increased traffic jams, caused more pollution and delayed the emergency services.
Images of the Queen sitting alone with her thoughts at the funeral of Prince Philip dominate the front pages of the Sunday papers.
JERUSALEM — Israel paid tribute to the chief executive of international drug maker Pfizer Inc. during its Independence Day celebrations Wednesday, thanking him for a partnership that has helped the country carry out one of the world’s most successful coronavirus vaccination campaigns.
Cyprus Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides, has expressed, in statements to CNA, satisfaction over the results of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that took place in Paphos, on Friday and Saturday.
On the occasion of EURACTIV’s launch of its new ‘Digital & Media’ hub, Editor Samuel Stolton caught up with the Commission’s Vice President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, to discuss the wide range of issues currently impacting the European media landscape.
1025: Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland 1506: The cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica is laid in the Vatican by Pope Julius II 1775: Paul Revere and William Dawes ride from Charlestown to Lexington warning the “regulars are coming!” 1783: Fighting ceases in the American Revolution, eight years to the day when it began 1906: San […]
London Overground lines are to be renamed by Sadiq Khan if he is re-elected mayor as part of his plan to ensure the capital’s infrastructure better reflects its diverse history.
