Knight Frank’s 2026 comparison finds that US$1 million buys about 172 sq ft (16 sq m) of prime property in Monaco, 366 sq ft (34 sq m) in New York, 398 sq ft (37 sq…
On October 29, 1969, a UCLA programmer tried to log in to a computer at SRI. Two letters arrived before the receiving machine failed. The repaired connection marked an early ARPANET milestone, but the Internet…
On October 28, 1746, an earthquake devastated Lima and a tsunami overwhelmed Callao. The following months brought hunger, disease and a dispute over how to rebuild. The surviving records reveal both the disaster and the…
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on 28 October 1886, but the poem that made it a symbol of welcome entered its pedestal later. Its 140th anniversary brings together French abolitionists, an Atlantic construction project…
In 1975, the crews of Salò and Novecento met on a Parma football pitch. Purple shirts, disputed reinforcements and a fifteen-year-old Ancelotti made the match unforgettable.
On October 27, 1904, a mayor steered the first subway train from City Hall to 145th Street. Crowds boarded that evening. The new line was a political and engineering achievement built by workers too often…
On October 26, 1863, London clubs founded the Football Association to settle what counted as football. They did not finish the rules that night. Arguments over handling the ball and kicking an opponent shaped a…
Casgevy has allowed many trial participants with sickle cell disease to go a year without severe crises and many with beta-thalassemia to stop regular transfusions. The latest evidence also shows why eligibility, chemotherapy…
On October 17, 1814, a vat failed at the Horse Shoe Brewery and released hundreds of thousands of gallons of porter into St Giles. Eight people died. The story is often told as comic spectacle…
