Diana Death Inquest to Occur
Sunday August 31, 2003
An official inquiry into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed will take place in Britain. The inquests will be the first British since their ... Read More
Happy 100th Harley-Davidson!
Saturday August 30, 2003
This weekend Harley-Davidson fans from around the world are gathering in Milwaukee for Harley-Davidson's 100th birthday bash. The celebration includes a parade, party, prizes, and, of course, a ride.
Elvis at 68
Saturday August 30, 2003
Scottish scientists used ageing software to develop an image of what Elvis Presley might look like if he were alive today. Curious? Take a look.
Post-Genocide Election
Wednesday August 27, 2003
Rwanda held its first election since its 1994 genocide. The results - 95% for the current president - don't seem quite democratic, do they?
Top Ten Greatest Britons Chosen
Monday August 25, 2003
To coincide with a new documentary series called "Great Britons," the BBC conducted a
WWII Relics Emerging From Danube
Saturday August 23, 2003
As a drought strikes Europe, the level of the Danube continues to drop. Emerging from these waters are relics from World War II, including a Schmeisser rifle, a jeep, ... Read More
The Kursk Disaster Remembered
Saturday August 23, 2003
It has been three years since the Russian submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea. Though the official investigation ended in 2002, friends and family members of the crew ... Read More
Enola Gay Restored
Friday August 22, 2003
After undergoing nine years of restoration work, the Enola Gay has been restored and will soon be on display. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has been assembling ... Read More
The Mona Lisa Was Stolen!
Thursday August 21, 2003
On August 21, 1911, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings in the world, was stolen right off the wall of the Louvre (famous museum in ... Read More
More Missing Lindbergh Children?
Tuesday August 19, 2003
In Germany, there are three siblings (two men and one woman) who claim they are children of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh. According to AP writer Melissa Eddy's article, the ... Read More
International Historian of Mystery Needed
Monday August 18, 2003
The British secret intelligence agency, MI5, has carefully guarded its secrets since its founding in 1909. However, MI5 is now searching for a historian to thoroughly research the agency's ... Read More
History Game: What Am I?
Sunday August 17, 2003
Test your knowledge of the 20th century by trying out this new History Game. How many guesses does it take you to figure out the correct event?
Update: Idi Amin Dies
Saturday August 16, 2003
Idi Amin, the man known as the bloodiest dictator in Africa, died this morning at 8:20 a.m. of kidney failure. He had been admitted to King Faisal Specialist Hospital ... Read More
The 26th Anniversary of Elvis Presley's Death
Saturday August 16, 2003
My husband just happened to be in Memphis, Tenn. this week and witnessed the numerous Elvis impersonators and other fans converging on the city to commemorate the 26th anniversary of ... Read More
Hong Kong Store Uses Nazi Images to Sell Shirts
Friday August 15, 2003
During the Third Reich, the Nazis very carefully chose emblems and images to portray their rule and their ideology. And the images of Adolf Hitler and the swastika in ... Read More
Ex-Dictator Idi Amin Seeks Kidney
Thursday August 14, 2003
Idi Amin, the bloody dictator of Uganda from 1971 to 1979, has been in the hospital now for nearly a month. Though he awakened from a coma on July ... Read More
Berlin Wall to Go Back Up?
Wednesday August 13, 2003
The original Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 to separate East and West Berlin. It became the symbolic line between democracy and communism, an icon of the Cold War. ... Read More
New Movies Spotlight POW Castle
Monday August 11, 2003
During World War II, the Germans used a 1,000-year old castle, Colditz, to house their most famous and important prisoners as well as those who frequently tried to escape. ... Read More
The Newly Found Van Gogh Film a Fake
Sunday August 10, 2003
When it was announced earlier this week that the famous artist Vincent Van Gogh was caught on film, the find seemed too good to be true. Well, it was. ... Read More
Was the Second Atomic Bomb Needed?
Saturday August 9, 2003
On August 9, 1945, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on Japan, this time on Nagasaki. Do you think the second bomb was really needed to end World ... Read More
President Nixon Resigns
Friday August 8, 2003
On August 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon announced that he was resigning as president of the United States during an evening television broadcast. Under pressure for his involvement in ... Read More
The Bombing of Hiroshima
Wednesday August 6, 2003
On August 6, 1945, the United States used its massive, secret weapon against Hiroshima, Japan. This atomic bomb, the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, flattened the city, killing tens ... Read More
Marilyn Monroe Found Dead
Tuesday August 5, 2003
On August 5, 1962, Norma Jeane Mortenson, better known as Marilyn Monroe, was found dead in her home. Having appeared in over 30 films, Marilyn Monroe was famous for ... Read More
The Columbine Massacre
Sunday August 3, 2003
On April 20, 1999, in the small, suburban town of Littleton, Colorado, two high-school seniors, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, enacted an all-out assault on Columbine High School during the ... Read More
The History of the Oreo Cookie
Friday August 1, 2003
Since Oreo cookies debuted in 1912, over 362 billion have been sold, making them the best-selling cookie in the U.S. during the 20th century. Learn more about the history of ... Read More