On This Day

Ciudad de los Reyes

On January 18, 1535, Francisco Pizarro founded the city of Lima in Peru. The city is set on the...

Jan 18 · 47 sec read >

First appearance of Popeye the sailor man

Children from the 90’s may remember a sailor holding his pipe, who enhances his strength to superhuman levels by...

Jan 17 · 34 sec read >

To celebrate ‘nothing’?

The idea of ‘National Nothing Day’ was first proposed by an American newspaper columnist named Harold Coffin. This day...

Jan 16 · 49 sec read >

Otho: The Second amongst the Four

A.D. 69 – a year that remains etched in Roman history, because this was a year during which the...

Jan 15 · 1 min read >

A Day Of Fat Things

The Anglican cleric, George Whitefield, was a prolific preacher, well known for open-air preaching throughout the 1700s. It is...

Jan 14 · 57 sec read >

The First Vyomanaut

Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to go to space, was born on January 13, 1949, in Patiala, Punjab. A...

Jan 13 · 46 sec read >

National Hot Tea Day

Do you know which is the world’s most consumed drink other than water? It’s not coffee, originating from the...

Jan 12 · 1 min read >

A Legend wins the prestigious Ballon D’Or the fifth time

On January 11, 2016, Lionel Messi won the prestigious Ballon D’Or award for a then-record 5th time. He won...

Jan 11 · 40 sec read >

World Hindi Day

Did you know that, like festivals, languages are also celebrated?On January 10th 1975, the 1st World Hindi Conference was...

Jan 10 · 42 sec read >

First Air Voyage

On this day, in the year 1793, a French aeronaut and inventor stood in front of a prison in...

Jan 9 · 32 sec read >