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What happened on January 25: Charles Manson and his hippie followers were convicted in 'trial of the century'

The context of the killings is set in the time when hippie cults were on a rise in the United States. For many, being a part of this alternative lifestyle movement drugs, travel and "free love"

Published on 25th January 2022
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What happened on January 1: "The Beatles have no future in show business!" exclaimed this man

Oh no, this is not some urban myth. This actually happened and this is how the events played out involving the most popular band ever...

Published on 1st January 2022
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What happened on April 18: When Simon and Schuster criss-crossed words and BBC went newsless

When the first crossword puzzle book was published and a day to not remember for news seekers in the United Kingdom. Let's see how the day unfolded throughout the years

Published on 18th April 2022
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What happened on April 16: Indian Railways took shape and the king of basketball bid his final adieu to the game

April 16 saw the first-ever passenger train journey take place from Bombay to Thane and basketball's star player Michael Jordan finally hung up his Air Jordans

Published on 16th April 2022
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What happened on March 19: Mississippi passes strictest abortion law in the US, the last male white rhino dies

The day marks the death of the last known male white rhino, which has effectively brought upon the extinction of this gentle species

Published on 19th March 2022
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What happened on March 18: Japanese internment of WWII and the world's biggest art heist

A shameful period in US history, the Japanese internment camps were a relic of racism and war hysteria during the 1940s

Published on 18th March 2022
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What happened on March 17: South Africa's famous referendum, Italy was united and a new element was announced

It is the 30th anniversary of the referendum that ended apartheid in South Africa. Plus, the Kingdom of Italy took shape in the year 1861. Read on to find out more 

Published on 17th March 2022
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What happened on March 16: The Academy Awards got its Oscar tag and when Sachin scaled mount 100

You'd be surprised to know that the Oscars were not always so-named and that a certain columnist gave it that title. Also, it's the 10th anniversary of Sachin Tendulkar's 100th ton

Published on 16th March 2022
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What happened on March 15: Meet the first and last President of USSR plus, test cricket takes off 

When Gorbachev became the first and only President of the USSR and the thrill of the first-ever cricket test match that was played 
 

Published on 15th March 2022
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What happened on March 3: TIME magazine was published for the first time, Wildlife Day celebrated worldwide

Every year on March 3, World Wildlife Day is celebrated to raise awareness about the conservation of beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora

Published on 3rd March 2022
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What happened on Feb 26: The first attempt to topple the Twin Towers was made, and Allan Border overtakes Sunny G

9/11 wasn't the only time the World Trade Centre in NYC had come under attack. This fateful event in 1993 was a precursor for the horrors to come

Published on 26th February 2022
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What happened on Feb 25: The Greatest gets his first world title and Hitler's WWII schemes are set in place

We hark back to a time when "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" was more a technical flaw than absolute genius in the world of boxing. Also, Adolf Hitler becomes a German, finally

Published on 25th February 2022
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What happened on February 23: Plutonium was first produced and isolated, world's first classified ad published

One of the well-known actors from her era, Madhubala, suffered a heart attack and died on February 23, 1969, aged only 36 years

Published on 23rd February 2022
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What happened on February 21: Bhasha Andolan was first observed & Kamal Haasan started his party

February 21, 1952, is a date that commemorates the beginning of a long and tiring battle that finally ended with the creation of Bangladesh after the Liberation War of 1971

Published on 21st February 2022
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What happened on February 15? A unique Olympic record and culmination of the Human Genome Project

When Eddie Eagan aced the Winter and Summer Games and the human genome was first published

Published on 15th February 2022

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