First Synthetic Diamond
On this day in 1955, General Electric introduced the first reproducible, verifiable, witnessed synthetic diamond ever to be created. The synthetic diamond was a breakthrough in chemistry and … (more...)
February 15
This Day in History
1955
1942
Singapore falls to Japan
In one of the greatest defeats in British military history, Britain's supposedly impregnable Singapore fortress surrenders to Japanese forces during World War II. Singapore, located off the Malay … (more...)
399
Socrates Sentenced to Death
On this day in 399 BC, Socrates was sentenced to death in Athens. The Ancient Greek philosopher was executed for the difficult-to-define crimes of "refusing to recognise the gods recognised by the … (more...)
This Day in History
December 8
TV Guide
- 1:30am The Curse of Civil War Gold
- 2:30am Battles BC
- 3:15am Ancient Aliens
- 4:00am River Hunters
- 4:45am Queen Victoria And Her Nine Children Rec
- 5:30am Crusaders Rec
- 6:30am History Erased Rec
- 7:30am Pearl Harbour: Heroes Who Fought Back Rec
- 8:30am Time Team Rec
- 9:30am River Hunters Rec
- 10:30am Queen Victoria And Her Nine Children Rec
- 11:30am Crusaders Rec
- 12:30pm History Erased Rec
- 1:30pm Pearl Harbour: Heroes Who Fought Back Rec
- 2:30pm The Great War Rec
- 4:30pm The World From Above Rec
- 5:00pm In Search Of Medieval Britain Rec
- 5:30pm World's Greatest Palaces Rec
- 6:30pm Abandoned Engineering Rec
- 7:30pm London: 2000 Years of History Rec
- 8:30pm A Royal Tour Of The 20th Century Rec
- 9:30pm Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History Rec
- 10:30pm Ultimate Mysteries Rec
- 11:30pm Inside The Tube: Going Underground Rec
