This Day in History

8th of August is the International Day of Mountaineer
This date has not been chosen by chance. It was exactly on the 8th of August, 1786 when doctor from ...
This Day in History 2013-08-08

7th of August, 1987 American Lynne Cox swam from the U.S. to Russia
On the 7th of August, 1987 swimmer Lynne Cox became the first person to break the distance ...
This Day in History 2013-08-07

55 years ago, the American nuclear submarine reached the North Pole
On the 3d of August, 1958 the world's first submarine with a nuclear reactor ...
This Day in History 2013-08-03

2d August, 1610 Hudson Bay was discovered
On the 2d of August, 1610 in the course of the expedition, whose main goal was to find the Northwest route to Asia, ...
This Day in History 2013-08-02

2d of August, 1933 the White Sea-Baltic Canal was opened
On the 2d of August, 1933 was completed the construction of the White Sea-Baltic Canal, initiated by ...
This Day in History 2013-08-02

24th June, 1497 John Cabot discovered the island of Newfoundland
On the 24th of June, 1497 navigator and explorer John Cabot landed on the northern tip of ...
This Day in History 2013-06-24

22d June, 1757 English explorer George Vancouver was born
On the 22d of June, 1757 was born George Vancouver, who went down in history as the great navigator ...
This Day in History 2013-06-22

21st June, 1900 started the expedition of Eduard Toll
On the 21st of June, 1900 outstanding Russian Arctic explorer and geologist Eduard Toll went to the ...
This Day in History 2013-06-21

15 June, 1502 the island of Martinique was discovered
On the 15th of June, 1502 Christopher Columbus during his 4th Expedition (1502-1504), aimed to find the ...
This Day in History 2013-06-15