Happy #NationalDogDay! FDR's beloved Scottish Terrier Fala was a constant companion, traveling with him on trips, attending important meetings, and even inspiring a famous political speech. Fala's playful personality and close bond with FDR made him a celebrity in his own right.

The cupped rosette of this David Austin Roses ‘Olivia’ rose at 630am becomes fully open just four hours later. #NatureLovers #roses #gardening

30 August 1914. The German Army gained victory over the Russians at the Battle of Tannenberg. It ended with the almost complete destruction of the Russian 2nd Army. The victory brought great prestige to Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg and his staff-officer Erich Ludendorff.

30 August 2022. Mikhail Gorbachev died (aged 91). He was the 8th and the last leader of the USSR as the leader of the Communist Party of the USSR from 1985 until 1991 and as head of state from 1988 until 1991. His fall from power changed the course of Russian history.

31 August 1900. Coca Cola went on sale in Britain for the 1st time. It was first sold in chemist shops as Cola Syrup, an over-the-counter dietary supplement for an upset stomach. It was not until the 1920s that the bottled version became generally available in the UK.

American aircraft fly over USS Missouri after the surrender

The Japanese Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in 1945 in color! [HD restored & AI colorized]

Douglas MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945

Wonderful to listen to #LastNightOfTheProms yesterday. At times amusing, at times quite moving. A challenge to find it since #BBC has *blocked* BBC Sounds in Canada 🇨🇦. I miss the inimitable host Petroc Trelawny #proms

During the Battle of Arnhem (1944), Kate ter Horst opened her home to 250 wounded British paratroopers. As bombs fell, the ‘Angel of Arnhem’ cared for them. Her medals hang alongside those of other heroes of the Battle of Arnhem in the Airborne Museum Hartenstein in Oosterbeek.🙏

And that’s it for the 2025 display season. Last look at the Lancaster as it won’t be display flying again until 2027. Major maintenance schedule for all of next year #MikesAircraftVideos

A special water salute marked the Lancaster's last flight of the 2025 season on Sunday, before it enters an extended scheduled maintenance period. Seats for the 2026 season go on sale on November 21 at 9 am EST at warplane.com/aircraft/fligh….

The Battle of Britain Bunker in Uxbridge is the last surviving original Battle of Britain Group Operations Room. It is preserved as September 15 1940, one of the fiercest days of aerial combat of the entire campaign. Winston Churchill was there that day, watching from overhead.

Astronaut Bill Anders would have turned 92 years old today. He was part of the NASA Apollo 8 crew that flew to the Moon in 1968 and he took this photo...

Jared Isaacman NASA On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 flight, Frank Borman told me that it bothered him as to the orientation of the picture. He said the crew interpreted the Earth sliding around the side of the moon. He gave permission to all to rehang any picture in its “proper” orientation.

The Canadian Pacific Christmas train is back going across Canada🇨🇦

Happy Thanksgiving! Seen Pictured is Admiral Halsey eating Thanksgiving dinner aboard the battleship USS New Jersey 1944

Carol of the Bells in Kyiv subway. Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. Thankful to everyone who stands with us!

Kyiv is celebrating Christmas. Residents of the capital gathered for caroling on St. Michael’s Square. I’m genuinely so happy that at least part of our country can gather like this - all thanks to the people defending us this Christmas.

An Airbus A321-231 operated by Meraj Airlines and going by the callsign IRAN07, usually reserved for senior members of the Iranian Government, has departed Tehran within the last hour bound for Moscow, Russia.