1492: 1st Spanish settlement La Navidad in the New World is founded by Christopher Columbus (modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas in Haiti) 1792: Trial of French King Louis XVI, court hears the kings defense brought by Raymond Desèze 1825: Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins [O.S. 14 December] 2004: 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami […]
Passenger traffic at Greek airports has already reached an all-time record before the year’s end, as indicated by data from the first eleven months of 2023, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced on Friday.
All decisions and plans put forward by the Republic of Cyprus take into account the Republic’s sovereign rights and are fully in line with international law, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis told CNA concerning the Maritime Spatial Plan.
There will be no musical festivities. No tree-lighting ceremony. No extravagant decorations that normally bedeck the West Bank city of Bethlehem at Christmas. With the war in the Gaza Strip raging, this is a city in mourning.
Ukrainians are gearing up to celebrate their first Christmas according to a new calendar, another step towards erasing all traces of Russian influence as their military fends off a Kremlin invasion.
1: 1st Christmas, according to calendar-maker Dionysus Exiguus 800: Pope Leo III crowns Charles the Great (Charlemagne), Roman Emperor 1066: William the Conqueror is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, completing the Norman conquest of England 1741: Astronomer Anders Celsius introduces Centigrade temperature scale 1868: Despite bitter opposition, US President Andrew Johnson grants unconditional […]
Cyprus is the first European Union member-country to return more migrants whose asylum petitions were denied than came in a single year, according to its interior minister.
Popular Greek laiko singer, Vasilis Karras, known for his distinctive raspy voice, died on Sunday after a long battle with cancer, state-run broadcaster ERT said. He was 70 years old.
The ratification of the European Stability Mechanism treaty (ESM) was rejected by 184 votes, all from Fratelli d’Italia, Lega, and the 5 Stars Movement, a decision many in Brussels are calling ‘regretful’.
1565: Compromise of the Nobles in Habsburg Netherlands closes against inquisition 1814: Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of 1812 between the United States, the United Kingdom and their allies 1936: 1st radioactive isotope medicine administered in Berkeley, California 1943: US President FDR appoints General Eisenhower Supreme Commander of the Allied forces Source: Onthisday.com
