American politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate
American politician, 80th United States Attorney General
Swedish diplomat
American trumpeter, singer
The Queen Mother
English statesman
Austrian/American political scientist, historian
Ottoman military officer
Danish author, poet
English general
Originally established as a self-governing French colony in 1958, the West African country went through a series of political upheavals, including multiple coups, before achieving its independence from France in 1960. The most significant of these coups occurred in 1983 when Captain Thomas Sankara was installed as the country's president. On the first anniversary of this coup, Sankara renamed the country to Burkina Faso in 1984.
An momentous military coup took place in Upper Volta, where Thomas Sankara, then a captain in the Upper Volta Army, was declared president. Adopting a new vision for the country, Sankara would go on to change the name of Upper Volta to Burkina Faso the following year.
Fourteen-year old Anne Frank, one of the most well-known victims of the Holocaust was arrested by the German forces, along with her family, from their hiding place in Amsterdam. She would go on to become a symbol of the horrors of the holocaust and her diary would be read worldwide.
In what is often regarded as the spark that ignited the First World War, Britain declared war on Germany. This was a reaction to Germany's refusal to withdraw its forces from Belgium in accordance with a British ultimatum. The war went on to reshape the political and social landscapes of the 20th century.
The brutal murders of Abby and Andrew Borden in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts attracted the attention of the nation as their daughter, Lizzie Borden, was labelled a suspect. This notorious event remains a topic of interest and speculation to this day.
In 1558, the Jewish Kabbalah's principal work, the Zohar, saw its first ever printing. This marked a significant moment in the dissemination and study of Jewish mysticism.
Having successfully completed the first circumnavigation of Antarctica, the Russian Antarctic Expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen made its return to Kronshtadt in 1821, marking a milestone in the history of polar exploration.
The first train carrying Jews departed from Mechelen, Belgium, reaching Auschwitz, in a horrific precursor of the Holocaust atrocities that were about to unfold.
The German Security Police, known as the Grüne Polizei, acted on an anonymous tip-off to arrest Anne Frank in Amsterdam. The source of this valuable information remains unknown to this day.
In a significant stride towards peace, the Hutus and Tutsis of Rwanda signed a peace treaty in Arusha, Tanzania in 1993, reflecting the international community's ongoing efforts towards conflict resolution in the region.