186 BCE
(Marquis of Dai, died 186 BCE), his
Changsha has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years — the city was a major Chu kingdom center in the Spring, Autumn period, and the Han dynasty Changsha Kingdom.
On this day
December 26
Cities around the world keep their histories on dates. Here is what happened on December 26 across the 4 editorial events Pyflo has so far catalogued for this date.
4 events
3 centuries
4 countries
1501
Kerman is famous for Persian carpets
significant Kerman carpets are among the most-prized in Iran.
1536
Bratislava was the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1536 to 1783
when the Ottoman Empire occupied Buda (modern Budapest) following the 1526 Battle of Mohács, the Hungarian court relocated to Pozsony/Pressburg/Bratislava; **11 Hungarian kings and 8 queens were crowned at St.
2004
The December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
was triggered by the magnitude-9.1-9.3 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake at 7:58 AM Indonesian time (00:58 UTC).
Drawn from the Pyflo Atlas — an interactive timeline of 1,601 editorial events reaching back to 2100 BCE, each pin a deep link into a city's full story. Watch history play out on the map →