1755: Samuel Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English Language” is published in London 1861: Federal army of 75,000 volunteers is mobilized by President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War 1874: First Impressionist art exhibition opens in Paris, features Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro and Berthe Morisot 1877: World’s […]
By Martin Banks EU politicians have broadly welcomed the outcome of Hungary’s keenly-awaited elections.
By Martin Banks Plans are in the pipeline to celebrate one of the most “joyous” days in the history of Belgium…. Liberation Day.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday criticized Greece and Cyprus over their cooperation with Israel, warning it could heighten regional tensions, in an interview with Anadolu news agency.
1865: US President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington; he dies a day later 1912: RMS Titanic, the world’s largest ocean liner, hits an iceberg at 11:40pm off Newfoundland and sinks in the early hours of April 15 1914: Dr. Harry Plotz isolates the bacteria […]
Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power is over and a system condemned as an “electoral autocracy” lies in tatters, defeated by a 45-year-old former party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to bring it to an end. “We did it,” Péter Magyar told a crowd of cheering supporters beside the River Danube, overlooking Budapest’s […]
Hotel occupancy rates during the Easter period ranged between 25% and 45%, Christos Angelides, Director General of the Cyprus Hotel Association, told CNA on Monday, noting that the situation with cancellations and reduced bookings remains largely unchanged.
Greek Finance Minister and Eurogroup President, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, is in Washington, D.C. on Monday to participate in the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
1250: The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, and Louis IX of France is captured 1598: Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots 1860: First Pony Express rider reaches Sacramento, California 1868: Abyssinian War ends as British and Indian troops capture Magdala and Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II commits suicide 1970: Apollo 13 announces, […]
Ukraine and Russia have each accused one another of hundreds of violations of a short ceasefire coinciding with Orthdox Easter celebrations. The Ukrainian military said on Sunday morning that Russian forces had committed 2,299 violations since the truce began at 16:00 local time (13:00 GMT) on Saturday. The Russian defence ministry, in turn, said Ukrainian […]
