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On This Day in History

Every story we have published, newest first. One true, surprising story from history for each day.

  1. RMS Titanic Begins Maiden Voyage Exploration
  2. US forces capture Baghdad War & conflict
  3. Treaty of San Francisco Politics & state
  4. Rwandan Genocide War & conflict
  5. Rwandan genocide War & conflict
  6. The Siege of Sarajevo War & conflict
  7. Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Politics & state
  8. Lenin's Return to Russia Politics & state
  9. Iranian Nuclear Deal Framework Politics & state
  10. Apple Inc. Founding Technology
  11. The Eiffel Tower's public opening Technology
  12. Alaska Purchase Politics & state
  13. United States withdrawal from Vietnam War & conflict
  14. End of the Spanish Civil War War & conflict
  15. Tenerife airport disaster Natural disaster
  16. First Female Prisoners at Auschwitz War & conflict
  17. Start of the Greek War of Independence War & conflict
  18. Exxon Valdez oil spill Natural disaster
  19. First Spacewalk Science & discovery