1492: Christopher Columbus learns how to grow and harvest maize (corn) from Cuba’s Indigenous population 1556: Second Battle of Panipat: Hindu Emperor of North India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya is defeated by forces of Mughal Emperor Akbar, who captures and later beheads Hem Chandra 1605: Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up King James I […]
By Martin Banks On 1 November 2024, the canopy of Novi Sad’s railway station collapsed, killing 16 people, and sparking a year of peaceful protests across Serbia.
By Martin Banks Dev Biswal, the owner-chef The Cook’s Tale (formerly The Ambrette), the renowned modern Anglo-Indian restaurant in Canterbury, has opened Café Marrakech in the city.
A new natural gas compression station will be inaugurated today in Komotini, northern Greece, in a project aimed at strengthening Greece’s role as a key supply channel for Southeast Europe.
1576: Eighty Years’ War: In Flanders, the Spanish defeat the Walloons and capture Antwerp 1841: The first wagon train arrives in California after a five-and-a-half-month, 1,730-mile journey over the Sierra Nevada from Missouri [1] 1845: First nationally observed uniform election day in the United States, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1862: American […]
Donald Trump has played down the possibility of a US war with Venezuela, but suggested Nicolás Maduro’s days as the country’s president were numbered. Asked if the US was going to war against Venezuela, the US president told CBS’ 60 Minutes: “I doubt it. I don’t think so. But they’ve been treating us very badly.” […]
For a third consecutive night, drones were seen flying over a Belgian military base. This weekend, drone sightings were also reported above two other military bases and near two of the country’s airports.
The mayors of Adelaide and Athens have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) formalizing a sister city partnership between the two capitals, The Greek Herald reported.
644: The second Muslim caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, is injured in an assassination attempt in Medina by Lu’lu, an enslaved Persian captive. The caliph dies four days later. 1534: English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making Henry VIII and all subsequent monarchs the Head of the Church of England 1620: Great Patent granted to […]
By Martin Banks Eating establishments that aim to raise the standard of British-Asian cuisine will soon be honoured in one of the UK’s premier award events.
