Mattel’s iconic Barbie doll made its debut at New York Toy Fair.
10th December 1768: First edition of the Encyclopaedia @Britannica published (Corrected)
10th December 2017
On the 5th September 1698, Tsar Peter I of Russia – otherwise known as Peter the Great – imposed a tax on beards.
The bikini swimsuit was introduced for the first time, four days after an atomic test at the Bikini Atoll.
On the 20th May 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis secured the patent for riveted blue jeans.
25th September 1956: Inauguration TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable
25th September 2017
18th March 1314: Execution of last Knights Templar Grand Master
18th March 2019
16th March 1968: My Lai Massacre committed by US troops
16th March 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017