May 12, 1451 BCE — Joshua destroys the walls of Jericho
Moses’ right hand man and heir, Joshua was the leader who led the Israelites into Canaan after their 40 years...
March 9, 2023
The Mountain Goats
July 30, 1858 — John Speke names Lake Victoria
A British explorer who, along with his fellow explorer Richard Burton, was among those to search for the source of...
November 14, 2020
September 7, 1936 — The last thylacine dies in captivity
The Thylacine, often called the Tasmanian Tiger, was perhaps the only marsupial apex predator. By the time Australia was colonised,...
April 19, 2019
June 27, 1976 — Air France Flight 139 is hijacked to Entebbe
Air France Flight 139 was carrying 246 passengers and 12 crew on a routine flight from Athens to Paris when...
October 9, 2015
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