1. Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain On May 10, 1940 Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, is called to replace Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister following the latter’s resignation after losing a confidence vote in the House of Commons. Churchill : First Speech as Prime Minister https:...
May 13, 2020 3 min to read
Soviet Union lifts its 11-month blockade against West Berlin
Category : DISCOVERY, HISTORY
On May 12, 1949, an early crisis of the Cold War comes to an end when the Soviet Union lifts its 11-month blockade against West Berlin. The blockade had been broken by a massive U.S.-British airlift of vital supplies to West Berlin’s two million citizens. Soviet Union lifts its 11-month blockade against West Berlin(hisfu...
May 10, 2020 1 min to read
Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro premieres in Vienna
Category : CULTURE, HISTORY
The premiere of The Marriage of Figaro was held on 1 May 1786 at the Burgtheater in Vienna. It is astonishing to think that its initial run lasted only nine nights; however, the reason was not due to any shortcomings on Mozart’s part, but because those who were supporters of the composer’s rivals came to deliberately disrupt the ...
May 10, 2020 2 min to read
Ludwig van Beethoven’s 9th (Chorale) Symphony
Category : CULTURE, HISTORY
Ludwig van Beethoven‘s 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna, often regarded as his greatest work. On May 7, 1824, Symphony No. 9 is premiered in Vienna, to an overwhelmingly enthusiastic audience, and it is widely viewed as Beethoven’s greatest composition. Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony(hisf...
On May 1, 1931, U.S President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City’s Empire State Building, pressing a button from the White House that turns on the building’s lights. Hoover’s gesture, of course, was symbolic; while the president remained in Washington, D.C., someone else flicked the switches in New York. E...
80 years ago, the Polish Army Major Henryk Dobrzański-Hubal was killed by Germans. A Separate Unit of the Polish Army commanded by Dobrzański was very effective in fighting the Germans who attacked Poland in September 1939. Germans for the actions of Hubal’s unit took revenge on civilians, breaking all possible treaties. For ...
In January 1945, facing a siege of Berlin by the Soviets, Hitler withdrew to his bunker to live out his final days. Located 55 feet under the chancellery, the shelter contained 18 rooms and was fully self-sufficient, with its own water and electrical supply. Though he was growing increasingly mad, Hitler continued to give orders and ...
Northern Europe 1. Preface Prophecy, as the term suggests, is a prediction of future events. Prophets declare the future in varying degrees of significance, from domestic to national events, or from revolutions of a society to the future of mankind. Prophecy has been one of the most interesting and most talked-about phenomena ...
The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, in England on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada and the English king’s brother Tostig Godwinson The Battle of Stamford Bri...