Today is Earth Day (22/04/1970)
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated…
Discovery of Qin Shi Huang’s Terracotta Army (1974)
The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with…
Happy Birthday Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948)
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber, KG (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade…
Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the President of the Soviet Union (1931)
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet and Russian politician and statesman who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985…
Mahatma Gandhi leads the Salt March (1930)
The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March, and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India, led by Mahatma Gandhi. The…
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis, Fritz Lang’s first science fiction movie premiered in Berlin today 98 years ago (10th January 1927). This silent film inspired Queen’s video for Radio Ga Ga and is seen…
Announcement of Daguerrotype Photography (1839)
As a photographer this day is a very special to me. Without this day there would have been no photography. On the 9th of January 1839 the French Academy of…