1865 - The young boy that seemed destined for a life in the navy, actually became a solid king. On the 3rd of June in 1865, George Frederick Ernest Albert was born in London, and would later be widely known as George V, King of the United Kingdom.
George was the grandson of the infamous Queen Victoria and was born while she reigned. He had an older brother Albert Victor, with whom he went in the navy and who was next in line after their father, making George third in line for the throne. George becoming king wasn't an expected turn of events, but when his sibling passed away during the reign of their father, George became the next successor. At the age of 44, George became George V.
King... and Emperor?
The United Kingdom was different from now, since a lot of now fully independent countries were under the British Crown back then. That's why George could call himself King of the United Kingdom, the British Dominions and even Emperor of India. When winter kicks in and Christmas lights enlighten the country, the current king or queen gives a Christmas speech. This was initiated by George V during 1932's Christmas. George was king up until his death in 1936.
360 trivial fact
During a visit to Japan, when the royal teen brothers served in the navy, George let an artist give him a permanent tattoo of a red and blue dragon on his arm.
Happy birthday Herr Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger is probably the best-known bodybuilder in the world. Today he celebrates his birthday, being born in 1947, July 30. Of course, we know him even better as an actor, performing in movies like Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator. Because of his very active lifestyle he has lots of nicknames. You may know him as Arnie, Austrian Oak, Conan the Republican, Styrian Oak, The Governator, The Running Man, Conan the Governor or The Machine. Read More >>
NASA, exploring space
Looking at pictures of their work, everything the National Aeronautics and Space Administration encounters seems surreal. The lively colours and strange shapes of supernovas, nebulas and celestial bodies that they encounter in space are beyond words. On the 29th of July in 1958, an important signature was penned down by U.S. President Dwight. D. Eisenhower, signing a new Act, which created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or, the more familiar abbreviation: NASA. Read More >>
Antonio Vivaldi, one last bow
When gliding his bow over the violin’s strings and creating an intense trembling tone, Vivaldi was in his element. The red-haired violinist and composer mesmerized the world with his classic works like the Four Seasons. On the 28th of July in 1741, the great Antonio Vivaldi breathed his last breath. Read More >>
The last Shah
Many countries have had troubles with others; with neighbouring countries as well as ones from the other side of the globe. But within a country’s borders, things can also stir up. Talking about an eventful history, Iran is definitely a country with a story. A turning point for Iran came at the time of Pahlavi, who was the last Shah of Iran. On the 27th of July in 1980, the last Persian monarch, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, died. Read More >>
Congratulations to sir Michael Philip Jagger
Today it’s the birthday of singer-songwriter, producer and actor Mick Jagger. He is mostly known for his role as frontman of The Rolling Stones. He plays this role already more than five decades and is called: "one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of rock & roll". Read More >>
1999: The most infamous rider: Lance Armstrong
1911: Finding the ‘Sacred City’ Machu Picchu
2011: Rest in peace, Amy Winehouse
2011: Norway’s darkest hour
1969: Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon
1976: Life on Mars, Viking 1
1814: Colt’s Revolver, the great equalizer?
1950: Happy birthday Richard Branson
1954: Congratulations to Angela Merkel
1661: At all costs, Europe’s first banknotes
1997: Gianni Versace, dressed to kill
1881: ($5,000.00) Billy the Kid, dead or alive
1942: Han Solo to Indiana Jones, congratulations Mr. Harrison Ford
1536: Erasmus, the one and only
1934: Happy birthday to Giorgio Armani
1830: Remembering French art master Camille Pissarro
1947: O.J. Simpson celebrates his birthday today
1997: 3 million men and women protect the world
1947: Did UFO’s crash near Roswell?
1971: Louis Armstrong painted a wonderful world
1996: Dolly’s special 'birthday'
1930: 'The Boss' of the world-famous Yankees
1863: The battle that made America what it is today
1566: The famous France physician Nostradamus died on this day
1997: United Kingdom gave Hong Kong back to China
1894: The opening of the London Tower Bridge
1976: The Seychelles became independent on this day
1971: We wish Elon Musk a happy birthday
1954: World’s first nuclear power station opened on this day
1909: The wonder of V&A
1950: Will Korea ever be one again?
1987: Happy birthday Lionel Messi!
1995: Jonas Salk and the amazing vaccine
1987: Footloose Fred Astaire
1982: William Arthur Philip Louis
2005: Microchips are taking over the world
1953: Looking back at the first Soviet spies
1928: Who was Roald Amundsen?
1882: Russian composer Igor Stravinsky was born on this day
1829: Apache leader Geronimo was born on this day
1991: How a volcanic eruption changed the global temperature
1968: The classical fire of Salvatore Quasimodo
1944: All Nations; unite!
1903: Niagara Falls, a drop of water
1910: The Undersea Adventures of Jacques Cousteau
2004: Hit the road Ray
1870: How Charles Dickens cured insomnia
1921: The second President of Indonesia was born on this day
1929: Vatican City officially became independent on this day
1523: How King Gustav ended the Kalmar Union
1947: How the Marshall plan started the cold war
1798: Who was Casanova?
1989: Robin Williams, an amusing spark of madness
1980: The beginning of CNN
1930: Happy Birthday Clint Eastwood
1431: The national heroine of France was murdered on this day
1954: The first Bilderberg Conference was held on this day
1961: Amnesty International was founded on this day
1923: 'Power is the great aphrodisiac'
1907: Wild West Wayne
1939: Happy Birthday to Sir Ian McKellen
1941: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
1937: Businessman John D. Rockefeller died on this day
1977: The Orient Express made its last voyage on this day
1527: On this day Spanish King Philip II was born
1506: Why Christopher Columbus wasn’t who you think he was
1881: Remembering Atatürk
1927: Ritz, guest at a palace
1886: John Deere and what he held most dear
1905: Congrats Henry Fonda!
1955: Cosmodrome, a glance under the dome
1984: Hooray for the man who changed our social lives
1950: Grand Prix, enter the circuit
1820: The bright Florence Nightingale
1981: Let’s get together and remember Bob Marley
1960: Happy birthday to Bono from U2
1967: The creation of a Fokker
1903: Paul Gauguin, who was he really?
1919: Eva Duarte aka Evita was born on this day
1961: George Clooney; an actor against all odds
1945: Let’s celebrate freedom!
1959: The first Grammy Awards were handed on this day
1933: The Godfather of Soul was born on this day
1519: Leonardo da Vinci died today
1994: Today we commemorate racing legend Ayrton Senna
1777: Gauss, the foremost of mathematicians
1980: Rest in Peace Alfred Hitchcock
1974: Penélope Cruz; cruising the world
1791: ?? ??? ·?· ··· ·, AKA Morse
1986: Chernobyl. A safety test turning into a disaster
1719: Crusoe's crusade
1942: Today we sing happy birthday to Barbra Streisand
1928: Today the famous actress Shirley Temple was born
1993: Civil rights activist Cesar Chavez died on this day
2016: Rest In Peace Prince
1912: The author of the famous horror novel Dracula died today
2005: On this day Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI
1955: Today we remember Albert Einstein
1790: A day to remember founding father Benjamin Franklin
1942: Today, 76 years ago, Frank Williams was born
1912: Today, 107 years ago, Titanic sank
1865: Abraham Lincoln was shot on this day
1860: 'You've got mail, partner'
1947: Happy birthday, talk show legend David Letterman
1960: We wish Jeremy Clarkson a Happy Birthday
1986: This is why everyone pointlessly looked up in 1986
2005: Is Prince Charles Prince Charming?
2013: The Iron Lady, in her prime
1947: Rest in peace, Henry Ford
1896: The Olympic flame that travelled to space
1950: One of the A’s of Abba celebrates today
1973: Love and hate for the most famous towers in the world
1924: Brando, sleep with the fishes
1914: 'Use the Force, Alec'
2018: ''You little bastard''
1685: Bach, the composer who went to prison
1945: Happy birthday to Eric Clapton!
1974: Secrets below our feet; the Terracotta Army
1986: The Princess of pop
1845: Mister X-ray
1827: Beethoven, a historic “rap” battle artist
1942: Respect for Aretha Franklin!
1905: Jules Verne, future seeing novelist
2011: Who's afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?
1948: Hymns of rock
1617: Pocahontas; uniting new worlds
1602: Harbouring our harbour
1813: Dr Livingstone I presume?
1956: A skiing legend was born today
1919: Do you remember Nat King Cole?
1940: The writer who gave away her Nobel Prize
-44: Julius Caesar, miracle or menace?
1932: The inventor of selfies
1979: The first steps to the Euro
1945: A young girl and her diary
1931: CEO of our knowledge
1988: The Bee Gee brother
1934: Aerospace pioneer
1983: The right dose of DOS
1872: How painting lines can put you on the Nazi blacklist
1899: Don’t do drugs, but this one is quite okay
1827: You use them everyday without thinking about it
1936: The first air ship travels the skies
1983: The Adventures of Tintin
1977: Viva la Vida
1810: ''Music has no fatherland''
1940: A racing legend raised in a refugee camp
1892: The designer of the Louis Vuitton bags died on this day
1932: Today we commemorate Johnny Cash
1841: Pierre Renoir, a struggling artist who found his place
1990: The Secret Gay Life of Malcolm Forbes
1965: Do you remember Stan Laurel?
1987: Who was Andy Warhol?
1965: Malcolm X’s life in a nutshell
1967: Kurt Cobain’s birthday
1473: Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born on this day
1954: Let’s boogie on the birthday of John Travolta
1963: Happy birthday Michael Jordan!
1923: Archaeologist Howard Carter opens the tomb of King Tutankhamen
1564: Famous astronomer and scientist Galilei Galilei was born on this day
1962: A tour through the White House for everybody in the world
1920: Today we can celebrate the neutrality of Switzerland
1809: The inventor of the theory of evolution was born on this day
1929: How the Vatican City became the smallest country in the world
1996: World chess champion Garry Kasparov loses game to computer
2002: The sad story of Princess Margaret
1969: A large ball of fire hits Chihuahua
1940: The day Pinocchio came to life
1935: The day buying streets and houses became a game
1952: The first ‘don’t walk’ traffic lights were installed in New York
2019: The whole world is fighting cancer
1959: ''The day the music died''
1990: ''The day I ended apartheid''
2003: They reached for the stars
1797: The little mushroom's songs
1972: Sunday Bloody Sunday
1886: Taste the feeling ...
1958: Lego, the tool for your imagination
1973: Vietnam War in a nutshell
1925: “To be an actor you have to be a child.”
1981: Today we sing happy birthday to Alicia Keys
1965: The day Winston Churchill died
1989: Salvador Dali, designer of the Chupa Chups logo
1946: The States' biggest mystery
1924: 'Sometimes – history needs a push'
1993: Audrey's legacy to the world
1736: This man invented the copy machine (and some other interesting stuff)
1955: Today it is Kevin Costner’s birthday!
1773: Captain James Cook: from farmer to legend
1853: Never getting tired of tyres
2001: Wiki, we keep on learning
1957: ''The stuff that dreams are made of''
2000: William Henry Gates III steps down from the most powerful company in the world
2010: A massive earthquake strikes Haiti
1922: The discovery of the life-saving insulin treatment
2016: There’s a music legend waiting in the sky, David Bowie
2007: How Apple changed our phones and our lives
1942: A brief history of Hawking
1999: ‘I did
not have sexual relations with that woman’
1907: Maria Montessori; A role model with perseverance
1933: The start of building the Golden Gate Bridge
1936: The first hit parade was launched in Billboard Magazine
1969: The greatest Formula One driver in the world
1953: An iconic fashion designer died
2018: Happy New Year! And congrats to all South Koreans!
2018: Have yourself a blasting New Year’s Eve
1975: A golf-legend was born today
1800: Goodyear made rubber last
1908: Earthquake kills 80.000 people
1571: Head in the clouds
1982: Computer of the year
2016: Last Christmas
1818: Christmas carol ‘Silent Night’ is first sung
1888: Vincent van Gogh cuts a part of his left ear
2010: The end of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy in the US army
1988: Final destination
1946: The magic of Uri Geller
1932: BBC, see for yourself!
1963: Happy birthday, Brad Pitt!
1989: D’oh! Today is the day the Simpsons were launched
1770: World’s most famous composer was born
1840: Napoleon finally gets his grand finale
1989: Out of control
2003: Operation Red Dawn
1915: The Golden Voice
1913: The janitor who stole The Mona Lisa from the Louvre
1799: Meters, liters and kilograms are introduced
1916: The day famous actor Kirk Douglas was born
1934: The boy next Door
1912: Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt
1768: The author of knowledge
2013: The troublemaker
1999: The slightly awkward prince
1948: The prince of darkness
1993: The end of a notorious drug lord
1953: The first copy of an iconic magazine
2013: Forever Fast and Furious
1972: World’s first successful video game!
1962: The death of princess Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau
1942: The day a guitar hero was born
1983: Thanks for the gold and merry Christmas
1990: The rebel of Poland
1997: The show must go on
1977: Launch of the first weather satellite
2005: Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany
1981: Dutch people united against NATO’s cruise missiles
1985: Looking through the Windows
1911: Mission: transmission
1987: Smoke Underground
1913: Wonder of the world, the Panama Canal
1974: Mamma Mia!
1990: Girl You Know It’s (not) True!
2008: Recession in Europe!
1997: Hakuna Matata! An iconic musical is born
1990: A modern emperor in a traditional house
2000: 155 people killed in a cable car
1989: Word processing gets a huge impulse
1989: Tear down this wall!
1966: Cake for Gordon Ramsay!
2000: Ingrid of Sweden; the beloved Queen of Denmark
1965: How to become president, born poor: Nixon is elected president
2014: Painting of Van Gogh sold for a record price
2008: Change has come to America
1906: The history of ‘SOS – help me’!
1982: Shooting a horror movie. As a music video ...
1512: Michelangelo’s masterpiece is exhibited for the first time
1632: Today, 486 years ago, Johannes Vermeer was baptized
2012: The day Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker became Disney heroes
2012: Today, 6 years ago, Hurricane Sandy hit New York City
1886: The history of ticker tape parades
1988: E.T. on home video
1992: A tour through history
2007: The giant multinational airliner
2003: Concorde makes its last commercial flight
2001: Music from your pocket
1906: Highway to success
1980: The media queen
1965: Beatles receive a gold record for ‘Yesterday’
1987: Black Monday; stock markets crash around the world
1968: Circus Circus opens in Las Vegas
1931: Al Capone finally convicted
1923: Hello Mickey!
1987: The Great Storm hits France and England
1940: Happy birthday Sir Cliff!
2010: Mining accident Chile comes to an end
1935: And stars were shimmering. Today was Pavarotti’s birthday.
1986: Why the Reykjavik Summit was a success after all
1963: Life in rosy hues. Today the sparrow died
1940: Tell me it’s not true!
1896: Giant surviving depressions, two World wars and Black Monday: Dow Jones
1919: KLM. The oldest airline in the world
2002: From outcast to popular prince
1962: 007’s first movie mission
2006: WikiLeaks launched by Julian Assange
1985: Space Shuttle Atlantis makes her maiden flight