18-time All-Star baseball player Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra, often believed to be the inspiration behind Hanna-Barbera character Yogi Bear, died on this day in 2015. Did you know that: Queen Victoria surpassed her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history on this day in 1896. Retired US Air Force pilot […]
Jamaican cricketer Chris Gayle, the only player to score a triplet of centuries – a triple hundred in Tests, double hundred in ODIs and a hundred in T20Is, was born on this day in 1979. Did you know that: Sandra Day O’Connor was unanimously approved by the US Senate as the first female Supreme Court […]
The first Cannes Film Festival, one of the “Big Five” film festivals of the world, was held on this day for the first time in 1946 after being delayed seven years due to World War II Did you know that: The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ended on this day in 1857 with the recapture of […]
Austrian engineer and businessman Ferdinand Porsche, who helped his father design the iconic Volkswagen Beetle, was born on this day in 1909 Did you know that: The Electoral Act of 1893 in New Zealand on this day was consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote The United […]
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, the former Real Madrid and Brazil legend, popularly dubbed “The Phenomenon” and better known as Ronaldo, was born on this day in 1976 Did you know that: Famous jewellery company Tiffany & Co., was founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young on this day in 1837 in New York […]
The Constitution of the United States was completed and signed by a majority of delegates (12) attending the constitutional convention in Philadelphia. Did you know that: At Mount Rushmore, Abraham Lincoln’s face was dedicated.Mount Rushmore was conceived with the intention of creating a site to lure tourists, representing “not only the wild grandeur of its […]
