The leader of France’s National Rally (RN) party, Marine Le Pen, told supporters she would not give up despite being found guilty of embezzling European Union (EU) funds and banned from running ...
A 17-year-old Palestinian boy probably died following “likely prolonged malnutrition” in an Israeli prison, according to an autopsy carried out by an Israeli pathologist. The teenager, ...
Trinity Rodman enjoyed the perfect return to the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) on Saturday, scoring after just five minutes in a 2-0 victory over Brazil, her first international game since ...
Pope Francis made his first public appearance since leaving hospital two weeks ago, greeting crowds at the Vatican where he was pushed in a wheelchair on Sunday.Διαβάστε ...
Parts of the South and Midwest were pummeled by relentless rain and tornadic storms on Saturday as a prolonged period of life-threatening flood risk reached its peak.Διαβάστε ...
North Korea on Sunday is holding its first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years, hosting foreign runners in the reclusive country that had largely closed its borders during the ...
No map. No smartphones. Just two motorbikes and some basic Japanese. These are the rules American game streamer Ludwig Ahgren and his buddy Michael Reeves have imposed on themselves as they embarked ...
The dramatic arrest of the Philippines’ controversial former president this month sent shock waves through much of the world – and cast a renewed spotlight on the other leaders wanted by ...
The stars of MotoGP, motorcycle racing’s equivalent to Formula One, tend to start young – most top riders don a helmet and straddle a little motorbike almost as soon as they can walk. ...
Prince said in a video posted by Ecuador’s Defense Ministry that he was in the country “providing the law enforcement and the military the tools and the tactics to effectively combat the ...
The revised travel advisory urges Canadians to “expect scrutiny” when crossing the border and warns that refusing to comply involves risks including device seizure, travel delays, or the ...
A video has emerged showing the final moments of more than a dozen Palestinian emergency workers shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza last month, casting doubt on Israeli claims that soldiers opened ...
Fear and anxiety over a loved one missing overseas can be compounded by a lack of access to local officials and basic information, as well as time differences or language barriers. But some basic ...
Millennials will soon have their first video-gamer saint when Carlo Acutis is canonized later this month, but auctioning off relics purported to be tied to “God’s influencer” online ...
The Detroit Pistons completed one of the NBA’s greatest turnarounds on Friday as their 117-105 win against the Toronto Raptors secured their spot in the playoffs, just one season after they ...
Η χειραψία Πούτιν Τραμπ: Ο πρόεδρος των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών Ντόναλντ Τραμπ υποδέχθηκε τον Ρώσο πρόεδρο Βλαντιμίρ Πούτιν στη στρατιωτική βάση Ελμεντορφ–Ρίτσαρντσον, στο Ανκορατζ της Αλάσκας. Reuters
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Το 1060 στην Αγγλία κατασκευάστηκε νόμισμα σε σχήμα τετράφυλλου τριφυλλιού. Ο κάτοχός του μπορούσε να σπάσει κάποιο από τα φύλλα του και να το χρησιμοποιήσει ως ανεξάρτητο νόμισμα.
Η πρωτεύουσα των ΗΠΑ μεταφέρεται από τη Νέα Υόρκη στη Φιλαδέλφεια, όπου θα παραμείνει μέχρι το 1800 οπότε θα μεταφερθεί στην Ουάσινγκτον.
1895
Αρχίζουν οι μεγάλες σφαγές των Αρμενίων στη Κωνσταντινούπολη και γενικότερα στη Τουρκία.
1969
400.000 νέοι παρακολουθούν τη θρυλική συναυλία στο Γούντστοκ.
1970
Ξεκινά το ταξίδι του για την Αφροδίτη το μη επανδρωμένο διαστημόπλοιο Venera 7.
1995
Η Κίνα πραγματοποιεί τη δεύτερη πυρηνική δοκιμή της μέσα στο 1995, προκαλώντας την αντίδραση πολλών χωρών.
1998
Ο Αμερικανός Πρόεδρος Μπιλ Κλίντον παραδέχεται ότι είχε «ανάρμοστη σωματική επαφή» με την υπάλληλο Μόνικα Λεβίνσκι. Την ίδια ημέρα παραδέχτηκε ότι «παραπλάνησε» τον λαό για τη σχέση του.
2005
Ξεκίνησε από το Ισραήλ η εκκένωση της λωρίδας της Γάζας από εβραίους εποίκους.
