World History teaching resources for the high school classroom: lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes and simulation games for KS3, IGCSE, IB and A-Level teachers.
This page is updated daily to provide the latest history-related news, podcasts and anniversaries. You can sign up for the weekly email newsletter which provides a list of forthcoming historical anniversaries and recently released podcasts. You can also make use of the Historical Anniversaries Calendar for the current academic year.
Anniversaries [embed into YOUR website!]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Gerry Fitt, Northern Irish soldier and politician; British life peer (died 2005)
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (died 2017)[32]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Harris Wofford, American politician, author, and civil rights activist (died 2019)[33]
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Kyle Peterson, American baseball player and sportscaster
Deaths (400 years ago today): 1626 – Francis Bacon, English jurist and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1561)[69]
Deaths (150 years ago today): 1876 – Charles Goodyear, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1804)
Deaths (100 years ago today): 1926 – Zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer (born 1857)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Dagmar Nordstrom, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1903)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1940)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Renato Petronio, Italian rower (born 1891)
History Quote of the Day
© 1998-2026 Russel Tarr, ActiveHistory.co.uk Limited (Reg. 6111680)
1 Torrin Drive, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 6AW, England
Privacy Policy | Contact
