Catherine Howard marries Henry VII
United Kingdom , United KingdomOn July 28, 1540, Catherine Howard married King Henry VIII, guaranteeing herself a sticky end. This seems to be the week of beheadings. Not sure if it's the summer heat, […]
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This day in stamps
It’s International Tiger Day
Get our your tiger stripes out because July 29th is International Tiger Day. When we protect tigers we also protect other endangered species like Asian elephants and greater-one horned rhinos. […]
Trans-Canada Highway opens
Canada , CanadaOn July 30, 1962, the Trans-Canada Highway officially opened. The new highway ran through 10 provinces, from coast-to-coast and spanned 7,476 km (4,645 mi). Opening of Trans-Canada Highway Issued by […]
Battle of Passchendaele begins
Passchendaele, Belgium , BelgiumOn July 31, 1917 the Battle of Passchendaele began. It slogged on for 3 months, 1 week and 3 days, causing staggering losses on both sides. Battle of Passchendaele + […]
George I is crowned king
United States Thomas Edison National Historical Park, West Orange, NJ, United StatesGeorg Ludwig, ruler of Hanover, is crowned King George I of Great Britain and Ireland on August 1, 1714, spawning a line of Georges that ended with IV. George I […]
The 1st Tube station – Tower subway opens
London, UK , United KingdomThe London Underground opened its 1st Tube station - Tower subway - August 2, 1870. No stamp of the first Tube station has been issued, so we'll have to […]
La Scala reopens in 2004
La Scala, Italy Via Filodrammatici, 2, 20121, Milano, ItalyThe Teatro alla Scala, la Scala, officially opened on August 3, 1776. Antonio Salieri's L'Europa riconosciuta was the first opera played in the new theatre, with Empress Maria Theresa of […]
Johan de Witt meets a messy end in 1672
the Hague , NetherlandsOn August 4, 1672, Dutch politician Johan de Witt met a messy end. “het volk was redeloos, de regering radeloos, en het land reddeloos.” “the people were irrational, the government […]
Extraordinary author Toni Morrison died 2019
United States Thomas Edison National Historical Park, West Orange, NJ, United StatesOn August 5, 2019, Nobel Prize winning African American author Toni Morrison died. "My grandfather bragged all the time that he had read the Bible. And it was illegal in […]
Hiroshima August 6,1945
Hiroshima, Japan , JapanAt 8:15 am, August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. “It felt like the sun had fallen - and I grew dizzy,” Chieko […]
Nikolai Triik, Estonian modernist artist is born
EstoniaEstonian artist Nikolai Triik was born August 7, 1884. Nikolai Triik was among the first generation of Estonian artists, whose task was to carry out the historic mission of modernising […]
Holy Mackeral, it’s International Cat Day!
Each year on August 8 cat people around the world celebrate International Cat Day. If you don't, you should. With over 20,000 cat stamps available to choose from, my little […]