Castro sworn in
On February 16, 1959, six years after he launched his guerrilla war against dictator Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro is sworn in as premier of Cuba. Despite early denials of communist leanings, Castro … (more...)
February 16
This Day in History
1959
1923
The Discovery of Tutankhamun
Howard Carter was an English archaeologist who was employed by Lord Carnarvon to oversee excavations in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings that had been explored extensively during the 19th century. The t … (more...)
600
"God Bless You" Is Born
How often does one hear the phrase "bless you" without giving it a second thought? Be it in wintertime, when a dreaded cold can strike through an entire office, or in late spring when the airborne … (more...)
This Day in History
January 22
TV Guide
- 9:30pm Volatile Earth
- 10:30pm Who Killed Rasputin?
- 11:30pm Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands Rec
- 12:00am Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands Rec
- 12:30am Great Australians With Alan Jones Rec
- 1:30am Nazi Hunters Rec
- 2:30am Dead of Winter: The Donner Party Rec
- 4:00am Families That Changed The World Rec
- 4:45am Nefertiti: The Lonely Queen Rec
- 5:30am Volatile Earth Rec
- 6:30am Who Killed Rasputin? Rec
- 7:30am Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands Rec
- 8:00am Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands Rec
- 8:30am Time Team Rec
- 9:30am Time Team Rec
- 10:30am The Cars That Made Us Rec
- 11:30am Families That Changed The World Rec
- 12:30pm Nefertiti: The Lonely Queen Rec
- 1:30pm Strategy: The Genius of Warfare Rec
- 2:30pm Nazi Hunters Rec
- 3:30pm The Civil War by Ken Burns Rec
- 4:30pm Battlefleet Rec
- 5:30pm Building Australia Rec
- 6:00pm Building Australia Rec
- 6:30pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways Rec
- 7:30pm Abandoned Engineering Rec
