June 5 is World Environment Day. Less a day of celebration than a dire warning about how we treat the world. World Environment Day Issued by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian […]
Australia's longest cantilever bridge, Story Bridge officially opened July 6, 1940. ... there’s 2 things you’ll always come across – Brisbane’s most famous bridge and Australia’s most famous beer. The […]
June 6, 1944 - D-Day began D-Day - 6 June 1944 - was the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare. The statistics of D-Day, codenamed Operation Overlord, are […]
Japanese actor 阪東 妻三郎 Tsumasaburō Bandō died July 7, 1953. King of Swordfights Tsumasaburō Bandō (silent film star, 1925) From the The 20th Century (4th series) series Issued by Japan […]
Romantic poet, playwright, radical, free thinker and all around rogue Percy Bysshe Shelley drowns off the coast of Livorno, Tuscany on on July 8, 1822. Alas, Royal Mail hasn't seen […]
On July 9, 1762, Grand Duchess Catherine Alekseyevna (Catherine the Great) led a coup that ousted her husband Peter III. "Had it been my fate to have a husband whom […]
July 10 marks the 51st anniversary of Independence for The Bahamas. Clarence A Bain, Coat of arms, New Flag, Government House and Milo B Butler Sr Independence Day set […]
On July 11 1302, the Battle of the Golden Spurs, or Guldensporenslag, saw a surprise victory for the Flemish militia over King Philip IV of France's royal forces In the morning […]
The University of Zambia's President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda was installed as Chancellor on July 12, 1966. The university is home to 30,000 students, and is Zambia's largest educational institution, offering […]
Mongolia's Naadam Day winds up today! Wrestling, Horse Racing, Breaking of Wild Horses, Capture of Wild Horses, Archery, Archery from a Horse, Competitive Riding From the National Naadam Celebration […]
On July 14, 1902, Peruvian farmer and explorer Agustín Lizárraga rediscovered the city of Machu Picchu. Nine years before American Hiram Bingham stumbled across the city, Lizárraga left a charcoal […]
On July 15, 1888 Mount Bandai, in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan erupted after a series of earth quakes shook villagers out of their beds. Mount Bandai - Fukushima Prefecture […]