1718 events
Falklands War: The British War Cabinet, which never considered using nuclear weapons in the conflict, ordered that the n
Falklands War: The British War Cabinet, which never considered using nuclear weapons in the conflict, ordered that the n
A failed assassination attempt was made on Shlomo Argov, the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, triggering an Isr
Falklands War: The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Cardiff engaged and destroyed a British Army helicopter in a friendly-fire i
Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked British transport ships while unloading supplies off Bluff Cove in the F
Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked the neutral oil tanker Hercules while she was traversing the South Atlan
Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force carried out Operation Mole Cricket 19, successfully suppressing Syrian air defenses i
Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in adv
Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in adv
Four Iranian diplomats were kidnapped after they were stopped at a checkpoint in northern Lebanon by Lebanese Phalange…
Four Iranian diplomats were kidnapped after they were stopped at a checkpoint in northern Lebanon by Lebanese Phalange…
Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing…
Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing…
After a 66-day hunger strike, Irish republican Bobby Sands died of starvation in HM Prison Maze
An organized mob of police and government-sponsored Sinhalese paramilitary forces began three days of attacks that led t
An organized mob of police and government-sponsored Sinhalese paramilitary forces began three days of attacks that led t
The Israeli Air Force attacked a nuclear reactor under the assumption that it was about to start producing plutonium to
The Israeli Air Force attacked a nuclear reactor under the assumption that it was about to start producing plutonium to
Amid a widespread economic crisis and food shortages in Poland, up to 50,000 people, mostly women and children, took…
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles became the first music video broadcast on the American cable television…