Christchurch, New Zealand, is chartered as a city. Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island, was founded on land that had long been…
Tag: 31 July
31 July 2006
Fidel Castro hands over power to his brother, Raúl. Fidel Castro was a central figure in 20th-century world politics, best known as the revolutionary leader…
31 July 1492
All remaining Jews are expelled from Spain when the Alhambra Decree takes effect. The Alhambra Decree, also known as the Edict of Expulsion, was a…
31 July 1971
The Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover. Apollo 15 was the fourth manned mission in NASA’s Apollo program, which…
31 July 1970
Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
31 July 1941
The Holocaust: Under instructions from Adolf Hitler, Nazi official Hermann Göring, orders SS General Reinhard Heydrich to “submit to me as soon as possible a…
31 July 1970
Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
31 July 1588
The Spanish Armada is spotted off the coast of England. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Armada’]
31 July 1970
The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy (Black Tot Day). Black Tot Day 31 July 1970 is the name…
31 July 1588
The Spanish Armada is first spotted off the coast of England. The Spanish Armada was a great Spanish fleet sent by King Philip II of…