World’s History

10 October 2026 11:05

#OnThisDay in 1974, German businessman Oskar #Schindler, credited with saving 1,200 Jews from the #Holocaust, dies at the age of 66.

World’s History

09 October 2026 16:55

👑 This Visigothic votive crown is from 7th-century Spain, and it was made from gold, elements of nacre, amethysts, sapphires, emeralds, and glass beads. It was discovered in 1860 in the "Treasure of Guarrazar" near Toledo, Spain.

📷 Photo by James Wiener. 

#History #Crown

World’s History

09 October 2026 12:50

#OnThisDay in 1967, a Bolivian guerrilla force led by #CheGuevara is defeated in a skirmish with a special detachment of the Bolivian army. Guevara was wounded, captured, and executed the next day

World’s History

09 October 2026 08:50

Cosmo Jarvis stars as #WatTyler in The Uprising, the story of a huge revolt in England in the 14th century.

World’s History

08 October 2026 15:25

after going missing for 6 days. There is much debate and mystery surrounding the exact cause of his death. 

📝 Article by Donald L. Wasson. 

World’s History

08 October 2026 11:20

#OnThisDay in 1944, inmates of the Nazi death camp at #Auschwitz revolt, killing SS guards and destroying one crematorium

World’s History

07 October 2026 17:02

#BlackHistoryMonth has been celebrated in the UK every year in October since 1987

World’s History

07 October 2026 13:02

#OnThisDay in 1910, Barbara Castle, English politician, is born. Learn about her role in the Ford sewing machinists equal pay strike of 1968🪧

World’s History

07 October 2026 09:56

This #BlackHistoryMonth, discover #Windrush, a landmark in the history of modern Britain🚢

World’s History

06 October 2026 17:04

🍷 Roman relief depicting Bacchus or Dionysus, the god of wine. Marble. 1st Century CE. (Archaeological Museum of Naples).

📷 Photo by ho visto nina volare. 

#Bacchus #Dionysos #Mythology #History #Relief #Roman

World’s History

06 October 2026 13:02

#OnThisDay in 1936, The #JarrowMarch began. Also known as the #JarrowCrusade, it was a protest march against the unemployment and poverty suffered in the northeast #Tyneside town of Jarrow.🪧

World’s History

05 October 2026 18:50

✨ The mask of Warka, the first almost complete and life-size depiction of the human face in history. It dates back to the Jemdet Nasr period, 3000-2900 BCE. Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

📷 Photo ©️ by Osama S.M. Amin. 

World’s History

05 October 2026 14:50

#OnThisDay in 1936, Battle of Cable Street between Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists and anti-fascist demonstrators

World’s History

05 October 2026 10:45

Happy #WorldSpaceWeek

World’s History

04 October 2026 15:50

#OnThisDay in 1836, #CharlesDarwin returns to Falmouth, aboard the HMS Beagle, ending a five-year surveying expedition of the southern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.⛵🌊

World’s History

10 October 2026 09:06

The plans for D-Day were a closely guarded secret. So, why did codenames related to the wartime operation start popping up in newspaper crossword puzzles?📰🪖

World’s History

09 October 2026 14:50

#OnThisDay in 1515, Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox as wife of Matthew Stewart, is born.🏰

World’s History

09 October 2026 10:50

#OnThisDay in 1829, Stephenson's steam engine The Rocket wins The Rainhill Trials.🚂

World’s History

08 October 2026 17:25

In the Fall of 1944, soldiers from the 761st Tank Battalion, also known as the Black Panthers, check equipment before leaving England for combat in France. 🪖

World’s History

08 October 2026 13:20

#OnThisDay in 1927, on her eighth attempt Mercedes Gleitze became the first English woman to swim the English Channel.🏊‍♀️🌊

World’s History

08 October 2026 09:20

#OnThisDay in 1983, Sean Connery stars as James Bond in 'Never Say Never Again'. The film’s title referenced the fact that the Scottish-born actor had previously remarked that he would never play 007 again.🤵‍♂️

World’s History

07 October 2026 15:00

#OnThisDay in 1908, Carole Lombard, American actress, is born

World’s History

07 October 2026 11:02

#OnThisDay in 1847, #JaneEyre is published, #CharlotteBronte used the pseudonym Currer Bell.👩‍🏫🏰

World’s History

06 October 2026 19:02

✊🏽 On this day in 1789: French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority.

📝 Article by Harrison W. Mark. 
📷 Image 1 by the National Library of France. 

#France #FrenchRevolution #History #FrenchHistory #LouisXVI #OnThisDay

World’s History

06 October 2026 15:01

This #WorldSpaceWeek, discover whether astronomer Caroline Herschel’s success was down to extreme politeness🪐🔭

World’s History

06 October 2026 10:55

#BlackHistoryMonth has been celebrated in the UK every year in October since 1987

World’s History

05 October 2026 16:50

One thing that hasn't changed throughout history... 😉😆

#HistoryHumour

World’s History

05 October 2026 12:50

#OnThisDay in 1976, it was the official launch of the Intercity 125 High Speed Train.🚆

World’s History

04 October 2026 17:50

#OnThisDay in 1452, Richard III of England is born in Northamptonshire.👑

World’s History

04 October 2026 13:50

#OnThisDay in 1952, Operation Hurricane was the test of the first UK atomic device.⚛️