Tag: History
This Day in History
2001 -- Australian cricketer Don Bradman, one of the greatest run scorers in the history of the game and often judged the greatest player...
This Day in History
Shimla, Feb.
2016
Egyptian scholar and statesman Boutros Boutros-Ghali—who, as UN secretary-general (1992–96), vigorously supported UN mediation in post-Cold War strife and oversaw lengthy and difficult...
This Day in History
2008
More than five months after his single-engine airplane went missing in Nevada, American adventurer Steve Fossett was legally declared dead; his body was recovered...
This Day in History
Shimla, Feb
Today
Today is Valentine's Day, the feast day of St. Valentine, a priest and physician who was martyred about 270 ce in Rome, and...
This Day in History
Shimla, Feb
2016
American jurist Antonin Scalia—who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming well known for his strong...
This Day in History
Shimla, Feb
2012
American rhythm-and-blues singer Whitney Houston—who emerged as a pop superstar in the 1980s, especially known for her soaring voice—died at age 48.
2011
Egyptian President...
