Singer Nancy Ajram Born
On this day in 1983, multi-platinum Lebanese recording artist Nancy Ajram was born. Ajram is one of the most influential personalities in the Middle East and a chart-topping internet phenomenon. … (more...)
May 16
This Day in History
1983
1968
Protests mount in France
On May 16, 1968, after nearly two weeks of sporadic street fighting in Paris, students take over the Sorbonne University, demanding radical solutions to France's unemployment problem. Their example … (more...)
1943
Operation Chastise – The Dam Busters
One of the most famous air raids of the Second World War took place on the night of 16-17 May 1943, involving a squadron of Royal Air Force (RAF) Lancaster bombers sent to attack large dams servicing … (more...)
1718
First Female Professor Born
Born in Italy on this day in 1718, Maria Gaetana Agnesi was a highly esteemed 18th-century mathematician, linguist, and philosopher. She wrote the first book to ever discuss both differential and … (more...)
This Day in History
April 3
TV Guide
- 2:30am World War 2: The Complete History
- 3:15am The Conspiracy Show Rec
- 3:45am Space Colonies Rec
- 4:30am JFK Rec
- 5:30am The Universe: Ancient Mysteries Rec
- 6:30am America's Hidden Stories Rec
- 7:30am Search For Destiny: The Middle East Rec
- 8:30am Mysteries At The Museum Rec
- 9:30am Myth Hunters Rec
- 10:30am The 101 Who Made The Twentieth Century Rec
- 11:30am Space Colonies Rec
- 12:30pm JFK Rec
- 1:30pm The War Files Rec
- 2:30pm The Silent Service Rec
- 3:30pm World War 2: The Complete History Rec
- 4:30pm Dogfights Rec
- 5:30pm Churchill's Bodyguard Rec
- 6:30pm America In Colour Rec
- 7:30pm Egyptian Tomb Hunting with Tony Robinson Rec
- 8:30pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways Rec
- 9:30pm Carriers At War Rec
- 10:30pm The Battle of Chosin Rec
- 11:30pm Cold Case JFK Rec
- 12:30am Ancient Aliens Rec
