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1944

World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in repris

World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in repris

1944

World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland sinc

World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland sinc

1944

World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France

World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France

1944

World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 228 men, women and children are massacred by German troops

World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 228 men, women and children are massacred by German troops

1943

Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD

Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD

1943

World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U

World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U

1943

World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto

World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto

1943

World War II: The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and c

World War II: The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and c

1943

World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia

World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia

1943

World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland

World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland

1943

World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No

World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No

1943

The Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends

The Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends

1943

Operation Chastise is undertaken by RAF Bomber Command with specially equipped Avro Lancasters to destroy the Mohne, Sor

Operation Chastise is undertaken by RAF Bomber Command with specially equipped Avro Lancasters to destroy the Mohne, Sor

1943

Winston Churchill's second wartime address to the U

Winston Churchill's second wartime address to the U

1943

Winston Churchill's second wartime address to the U

Winston Churchill's second wartime address to the U

1943

The Luttra Woman, a bog body from the Early Neolithic period (radiocarbon-dated c

The Luttra Woman, a bog body from the Early Neolithic period (radiocarbon-dated c

1943

The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwit

The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwit

1943

BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and le

BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and le

1943

BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and le

BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and le

1943

In Los Angeles, California, white U

In Los Angeles, California, white U