The Rosetta Stone is a black granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree by King Ptolemy V Epiphanes. The decree, written in  54 lines of Greek, 32 lines of ...

Nigerian poet and novelist, Professor Chinua Achebe published his seminal work Things Fall Apart on June 17, 1958. The book would go on to be translated into 45 languages and sell 8 million copies ...

Johann Voldemar Jannsen, writer, journalist and poet was born May 16, 1819. The son of a miller and an innkeeper, Jannsen went on to become an important figure in the Estonian Age of Awakening. Birth ...

May 9 is Goku Day in Japan! On May 9, anime and manga fans in Japan and abroad celebrate Goku Day. This holiday is dedicated to Son Goku, the main protagonist of the Japanese Dragon Ball media ...

The Royal Australian Air Force formed March 31, 1921 and traces its origins to the 1912 formation of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) They turned 100 in 2021 and as part of the celebration Australian ...

Hard to believe, but the Algerian 2025 stamps represent the 5th year of exploring Algeria. During the past half decade, I've discovered some excellent artists ...

Scottish Canadian poet Robert W. Service, The Poet of the Yukon, was born January 16, 1874. There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their ...

Singapore's new flag was officially unveiled December 3, 1959 to coincide with its self governing status.

Early aircraft - pre 1920 Slow growing list of early aircrafts, designers, pilots & dates. Not all aeroplanes were successful. This list is to document all designs, regardless their relative success.

On July 14 of that year, a Paris mob – hungry from a poor harvest and angry at the king and government for their suffering – stormed the Bastille prison, ...

Germany’s 2024 stamp program just might unseat Japan as the reigning postmark champion. I’ve long loved Japan’s graceful, poetic postmarks but this year Germany is in a league of its own with this ...

Malta's 2024 stamps are heavy in the transportation category with planes and trains starting the year off. Well, after the annual Lunar New Year stamp. Comic ...