Tag: Soviet Union
This Day in History
Shimla, Sept. 4 Keekli Bureau
2016
Mother Teresa, founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity and winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Peace,...
This Day in History
Shimla, Sept. 3 Keekli Bureau
2012
Colombian drug trafficker Griselda Blanco—who was a leading figure in the Miami drug scene in the 1970s and early '80s...
This Day in History
Shimla, Sept. 2 Keekli Bureau
2005
American actor Bob Denver, who was perhaps best known for portraying the title character in the hit TV series Gilligan's...
This Day in History
Shimla, Aug 25 Keekli Bureau
2018
American politician John McCain—who developed a reputation as a political maverick while serving in Congress for some 35 years and...
This Day in History
Shimla, Aug 16 Keekli Bureau
2018
American singer Aretha Franklin, who defined the golden age of soul music of the 1960s and was known as the...
This Day in History
Shimla, Aug 15 Keekli Bureau
2013
Scientists at the Smithsonian announced the discovery of the olinguito, “the first carnivore species to be discovered in the American...
