Alexei Leonov became the first man to float in space On March 18, 1965 one of the most important milestones in the race for the conquest of space took place. For the first time a man literally went for a walk into space. It was the Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. Moscow television offered images of this first spacewalk […]readmore
The Return of the La Gomera Giant Lizard A species long thoughtto be extinct for 500 years Back in 2000, this day was marked by a sensational find. The Department of Animal Biology from the University of La Laguna and the Department of territorial planning and environment of the Canary Islands had reported sightings of the La […]readmore
The My Lai Massacre On March 16, 1968 United States troops launched an operation in the region of Son My in search of Vietcong. The second lieutenant William Laws Calley and his section was assigned the My Lai area. Upon arriving at the landing zone the helicopters left the soldiers and moved to a standby […]readmore
Mafalda Is Born On March 15 the graphic cartoon ‘Mafalda’ was created. Its author, known worldwide as Quino, goes by the name of Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, born in Mendoza, Argentina, on July 17, 1932. Although he started as a cartoonist in 1954, the his success began in 1962, when he published his first book […]readmore
Albert Einstein Is Born Although a self described pacifist, his works contributed to the creation of the atomic bomb Albert Einsten was born in the German town of Ulm on March 14, 1879. His rejection of the education system and militarism of Germany at the time led him to move to Switzerland in 1895. There […]readmore
After ten days in space, one of the most important missions in the race to reach the moon landed in the Atlantic ocean. On this day in 1969, at five o’clock, Apollo 9 splashed down into the North Atlantic Ocean, after 10 days, one hour and 54 seconds of flight. The objective of the mission […]readmore
Gandhi Begins the Salt March A Campaign of Passive Resistance Against British Colonial Rule in India On this day in 1930 Mohandas K. Gandhi, the «Mahatma», launched a new campaign of civil disobedience against the British colonial authorities in India. The purpose of the campaign at this time was the salt tax, a profitable monopoly in […]readmore
Today marks the 10 year anniversary when in 2004 Spain suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history On March 11, 2004, between 07:35 and 07:40 during the morning rush hour, the city of Madrid was rocked by the worst terrorist attack in its history. Ten almost simultaneous explosions occurred on the commuter train lines linking […]readmore