On the 20th May 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis secured the patent for riveted blue jeans.
30th November 1786: Tuscany becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty
30th November 2017
Mattel’s iconic Barbie doll made its debut at New York Toy Fair.
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.
17th July 1918: Romanov family shot dead by the Bosheviks
17th July 2019
16th July 622: Start date of the Islamic calendar
16th July 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