Today in History: Le Corbusier presents Unité d'habitation in 1952 The Unité d'habitation (Housing Unit) is a modernist residential housing design principle developed by the architect Le Corbusier, with the collaboration of painter-architect Nadir Afonso. The concept formed the basis of…
Today in History: United States Navy founded in 1775 On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the first American naval force. Thus began the long and prestigious heritage of the United States Navy. Between 1922 and 1972, the…
Today in History: Olympic Games in Mexico open in 1968 On this day in 1968, the first Olympic Games in Latin America were opened In Mexico City. The Games were overshadowed by political events such as the Soviet invasion of…
Today in History: U.S.A. Aids March in 1987 On this day in 1987, hundreds of thousands march for lesbian and gay rights marched by the White House and then assembled on the national Mall below the U.S. Capitol. The "Great…
Today in History: Mona Lisa shown at Castle Clos Lucé in 1517 On this day in 1517, Leonardo da Vinci allegedly presented his Mona Lisa to King Francis I of France. Da Vinci was invited to work at King’s castle…
Today in History: First Olympic Games in Asia in 1964 On this day in 1964, the 18th modern Olympic Games opened in Tokyo. It was the first time that the Games were hosted by an Asian country. Tokyo was originally…
Today in History: John Lennon born in 1940 On this day in 1940, the musician, songwriter and front man of the Beatles was born in Liverpool, England. John Lennon met Paul McCartney in 1957 when he invited him to join…
Today in History: Great Chicago fire of 1871 The fire that destroyed most of Chicago’s business district began in a barn on the evening of October 8, 1871. A very dry summer and early autumn fanned the fire, which raged…
History: First Images of the Far Side of the Moon in 1959 On this day in 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 3 took the first photographs of the lunar far side, eighteen of them resolvable, covering one-third of the surface…
Today in History: Air France formed in 1933 The French airline was formed on this day in 1933 and this is always a great reason to show another example of Air France's wonderful poster art. The poster will be part…