On This Day: July 20, 1944
When the German Elite Decided to Kill Hitler
Only when defeat became certain did part of the German elite find courage. But can belated conscience still be conscience?
On This Day: July 13, 1878
Treaty of Berlin - Balkans on a Foreign Table
It was a peace that did not calm anything: it simply neatly arranged discontent, waiting for a new generation to ignite it.
On This Day: July 17, 1936
The Spanish Civil War and the African Fuse
The rebellion that was supposed to end in a few days turned Spain into a war that would soon engulf the entire continent.
On This Day: July 16, 1918
The Bolshevik Basement: The Romanovs’ Last Night
The Romanovs were not dangerous because of what they could still do, but because of what others could still do in their name.
On this day: July 15, 1974
Cyprus 1974 and five days that are not over
One regime wanted to create a new reality within a few hours. Instead, it got something else - a lasting crisis that still lives in concrete and barbed wire.
Born on this day: July 14, 1912
Guitar with 'This Machine Kills Fascists' Inscription
In a country that loved to talk about freedom, the most liberated sounded those who had almost nothing but the road ahead of them.
On this day: July 10, 1985.
Rainbow Warrior and the French Operation Satanique
In a port far from Paris, an explosion revealed how quickly lofty principles disappear when they collide with state interests.
On This Day: July 9, 1955
The Last Einstein's Warning to Humanity
Russell and Einstein did not just write to their era. Their manifesto still sounds today like a question that humanity avoids.
On this day: July 8, 48 BC
The Battle of Dyrrhachium: Caesar could have lost Rome
History often portrays victors as destined. In reality, sometimes only a moment of someone else's hesitation separates them from downfall.
On This Day: July 7, 1937
The Bridge Where World War II Began
While European capitals were still grappling with crises, on the other side of the world, war was already teaching people what the 20th century would look like.
On This Day: July 6, 1962
Test Sedan and Nuclear Bomb as Shovel
In one Cold War moment, it seemed that the future could be unearthed by detonation... provided no one asked where the dust was going or what was in it.
