This Day in History

16thSeptember, 1915 way from Vladivostok to Arkhangelsk was passed
On the 16th of September, 1915 for the first time in the history of navigation ...
This Day in History 2013-09-16

13th September, 1745 the first "Atlas of Russia" was issued
On the 13th of September,1745 was printed the first edition of "Atlas of Russian", which ...
This Day in History 2013-09-13

9th September, 1791 the capital of the United States was founded
On the 9th of September, 1791 on the map of the world appeared a city called Washington. ...
This Day in History 2013-09-09

7th September, 1856 the Saimaa Canal was opened
On the 7th of September, 1856 in the day of the coronation of Emperor Alexander II was the grand opening of ...
This Day in History 2013-09-07

30th August, 1873 the Arctic archipelago of Franz Josef Land was discovered
On the 30th of August, 1873 explorers Carl Weyprecht and Julius Payer discovered ...
This Day in History 2013-08-30

25th August, 1930 the west coast of Severnaya Zemlya was opened
On the 25th of August, 1930 explorers discovered and mapped the western shore of Severnaya ...
This Day in History 2013-08-25

15th August, 1914 the Panama Canal was opened
On the 15th of August, 1914 Panama Canal was solemnly opened and the first shipsailed along it. Geographic map ...
This Day in History 2013-08-15

13th August, 1773 Russian explorer Yuri Lisyansky was born
On the 13th of August, 1773 in the beautiful ancient city of Kiev in a priest's family was born ...
This Day in History 2013-08-13

10th August, 1500 the island of Madagascar was discovered
On the 10th of August, 1500 Portuguese Diogo Dias discovered the island of Madagascar. In May 1500 ...
This Day in History 2013-08-10