On the night of 25 November 1120, the White Ship, carrying the heir to the English throne and hundreds of England and Normandy's most powerful knights and noblewomen, hit rocks near the coast of … (more...)
World-renowned Japanese writer Yukio Mishima commits suicide after failing to win public support for his often extreme political beliefs. Born in 1925, Mishima was obsessed with what he saw as the … (more...)
"On this day in 1960, the Mirabal sisters, three courageous Dominican political dissidents, were brutally assassinated for their opposition to the despotic dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. … (more...)
