European Space Agency is Founded (1975)
The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 23-member international organization devoted to space exploration. With its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 2,547 people globally as of 2023,…
Raiders of the Lost Ark is Launched in US Cinemas (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip…
The Anglin Brothers and Frank Morris Escape Alcatraz (1962)
Alcatraz Island is a small island 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse,…
Happy Birthday Francis Crick (1916)
Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins played…
Legoland Billund opens in Denmark (1968)
Legoland Billund Resort (also known as Legoland Denmark), the original Legoland park, opened on 7 June 1968 in Billund, Denmark. The park is located next to the original Lego factory…
Photo Digitally Displayed at Valid World Hall, Barcelona, Spain (2025)
6th – 8th of June, 2025 This photo is currently being digitally showcased in the “Solo – Single Subject” exhibition at Valid World Hall, in Barcelona, Spain. It was part…
Photo Printed and Displayed at the Valid World Hall in Barcelona, Spain (2025)
June 6th-8th, 2025 This photo has been printed and is currently being displayed at the Valid World Hall, Barcelona, Spain. It is part of the ‘Your Perfect Shot’ -Exhibition. It…
The Orient Express Leaves Paris for the First Time (1883)
The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL) that operated until 2009. The train travelled the…
Transcontinental Express Arrives in San Fransisco (1876)
As a publicity stunt, the express train called the Transcontinental Express arrived in San Francisco, California, via the first transcontinental railroad on 4 June 1876, only 83 hours and 39…
Ed White Becomes the First US-Astronaut to do an EVA (1965)
Edward Higgins White II (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967) was an American aeronautical engineer, United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was a member…
Happy Birthday Anthony Montgomery (1971)
Anthony Montgomery (born June 2, 1971) is an American actor and graphic novelist. He is best known for his portrayal of Ensign Travis Mayweather on the UPN science fiction television…
Happy Birthday Marilyn Monroe (1926)
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic “blonde bombshell” characters, she became one of…
Happy Birthday Clint Eastwood (1930)
Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, Eastwood rose to international fame with his…
Photo Digitally Displayed at the 6×6 Centre in Limassol, Cyprus
30th May – 1st June 2025 This photo is currently being digitally showcased at the 6×6 Centre for Photography in Limassol, Cyprus. It is being featured in the ‘Art of…
Photo Printed and On Display at the 6×6 Centre in Limassol, Cyprus (2025)
May 30th June 1st, 2025 This photo has been printed and is currently being displayed at the 6×6 Centre for Photography in Limassol, Cyprus. It is part of the ‘Creative…
Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay Reach the Summit of Mount Everest (1953)
Sir Edmund Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the…
Happy Birthday Sally Ride (1951)
Sally Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first…
Happy Birthday Sir Ian Mckellen (1939)
Sir Ian McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to…
Happy Birthday Otto Lilienthal (1848)
Otto Lilienthal (23 May 1848 – 10 August 1896) was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the “flying man”. He was the first person to make well-documented,…
Winchester is Established (1866)
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American manufacturer of repeating firearms and ammunition. The firm was established in 1866 by Oliver Winchester and was in New Haven, Connecticut.…
ViewBug Echo Award (21/05/2025)
On the 21st of May 2025 this photo received the ViewBug Framing Award. ViewBug wrote: “Your photo just earned the Echo Award—Some photos don’t fade—they echo. This award celebrates a…
Manchester Ship Canal is Begun (1887)
The Manchester Ship Canal is a 36-mile-long (58 km) inland waterway in the Northwest of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea. Starting at the Mersey Estuary at Eastham, near…
Happy Birthday John Billingsley (1960)
John Billingsley (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor best known for his role as Doctor Phlox on the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. He was cast as Professor…
Happy Birthday Tony Chapman (1928)
Anthony Chapman (19 May 1928 – 16 December 1982) was an English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of the sports car company Lotus Cars.…
Happy Birthday Wilhelm Hofmeister (1824)
Wilhelm Hofmeister (18 May 1824 – 12 January 1877) was a German biologist and botanist. He “stands as one of the true giants in the history of biology and belongs…
Happy Birthday Udo Lindenberg (1946)
Udo Lindenberg (born 17th May 1946) started his musical career as a drummer. In 1969, he founded his first band Free Orbit and appeared as a studio and guest musician…
Last Servicing Mission for the Hubble Space Telescope, HST (2009)
The Hubble Space Telescope’s (HST) Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), flown by the Shuttle Atlantis in May 2009, was the last scheduled shuttle mission for HST (launched 11th of May 2009,…
Happy Birthday Howard Carter (1874)
Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922, the…
Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough (1926)
Sir David Attenborough (born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and writer. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Studios…