Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand. Abel Tasman is known as the first recorded European to sight New Zealand, an…

Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand. Abel Tasman (1603–1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his…

World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece. The Massacre of Kalavryta occurred during World War II, specifically in December…

Constantine II of Greece attempts an unsuccessful counter-coup against the Regime of the Colonels.

Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.

Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech at a UN General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a…

Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus. On 18 September 1950, Makarios, only 37 years old, was elected Archbishop of Cyprus. In this…

Abel Tasman reaches New Zealand. Abel Janszoon Tasman 1603 – 10 October 1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages…