4731 events
World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto
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: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia
World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland
Operation Chastise is undertaken by RAF Bomber Command with specially equipped Avro Lancasters to destroy the Mohne, Sor
Winston Churchill's second wartime address to the U
Winston Churchill's second wartime address to the U
The Luttra Woman, a bog body from the Early Neolithic period (radiocarbon-dated c
The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwit
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
A military coup in Argentina ousts Ramón Castillo
A military coup in Argentina ousts Ramón Castillo
World War II: The two-day Battle of Porta between the Royal Italian Army and the Greek People's Liberation Army begins
The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World
World War II: The Royal Air Force launches Operation Bellicose, the first shuttle bombing raid of the war
US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge, England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mut