Mary, Queen Of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle aged 44. 1601: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, leads ...

Nikos Kavvadias is one of the most emblematic figures of Greek literature, known for his ability to transport readers to ...

1921 -- Korean independence movement leaders operating in Manchuria attack Japanese forces at Chongjin Port on the northeastern coast and kill about 40 Japanese soldiers. Korea was under Japanese ...

Born in 1921 in Kobe and later residing in Japanese-occupied Manchuria, Tomiyama witnessed firsthand the consequences of ...

The Art, Design & Architecture Museum presents “A Tale of Sea Wanderers,” the largest collection of Tomiyama’s work outside ...

While South Korea may also celebrate the Western New Year, there's one more New Year celebration observed in North Korea. In ...

In 2007, after a public competition, the list of the new seven wonders of the modern world was announced: the Colosseum (Italy), Chichen Itza (Mexico), Christ the Redeemer (Brazil) ...

On the 128th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Rahul Gandhi's tribute sparked controversy as he mentioned Bose's death date as August ...

In the days and months and years before launching the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan was trying to expand–into China (Manchuria). But in light of the atrocities he committed (Nanjing ...

Internationally acclaimed maestro Seiji Ozawa led the BSO from 1973 to 2002, longer than any other conductor in the orchestra ...