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1915

First World War: The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Anzac Cove while British and French troops landed a

First World War: The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Anzac Cove while British and French troops landed a

1915

First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on

First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on

1915

First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on

First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on

1915

World War I: British forces launched the Battle of Aubers, an offensive on the Western Front, as part of the larger Seco

World War I: British forces launched the Battle of Aubers, an offensive on the Western Front, as part of the larger Seco

1915

First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties

First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties

1914

A fire and a gun battle between the Colorado National Guard and striking coal miners led to 17 deaths in the Ludlow Mass

A fire and a gun battle between the Colorado National Guard and striking coal miners led to 17 deaths in the Ludlow Mass

1914

The Franck–Hertz experiment, the first electrical measurement to clearly demonstrate quantum mechanics, was presented to

The Franck–Hertz experiment, the first electrical measurement to clearly demonstrate quantum mechanics, was presented to

1913

Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia married Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover; the occasion was one of the last great so

Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia married Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover; the occasion was one of the last great so

1911

Mexican Revolution: A force of Maderistas captured Torreón and proceeded to massacre 303 of the city's Chinese residents

Mexican Revolution: A force of Maderistas captured Torreón and proceeded to massacre 303 of the city's Chinese residents

1911

Mexican president Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco I

Mexican president Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco I

1911

Mexican president Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco I

Mexican president Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco I

1910

Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wea

Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wea

1907

Minas Geraes (pictured), the first of three Brazilian dreadnought battleships, was laid down, sparking a vastly expensiv

Minas Geraes (pictured), the first of three Brazilian dreadnought battleships, was laid down, sparking a vastly expensiv

1904

Chris Watson became the first prime minister of Australia from the Australian Labor Party

Chris Watson became the first prime minister of Australia from the Australian Labor Party

1904

Russo-Japanese War: The Japanese battleships Hatsuse and Yashima sank after striking several mines off Port Arthur, Chin

Russo-Japanese War: The Japanese battleships Hatsuse and Yashima sank after striking several mines off Port Arthur, Chin

1902

The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa

The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa

1902

The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa

The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa

1900

Second Boer War: The Siege of Mafeking in South Africa was lifted after 217 days, a decisive victory for the British aga

Second Boer War: The Siege of Mafeking in South Africa was lifted after 217 days, a decisive victory for the British aga

1899

Pearl Hart, one of the few female outlaws of the American Old West, committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robber

Pearl Hart, one of the few female outlaws of the American Old West, committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robber

1897

British physicist J

British physicist J