1718 events
Second World War: Italian forces captured the town of Sidi Barrani, but their invasion of Egypt progressed no further.
World War II: Polish resistance leader Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be captured by German forces and sent to…
Subhas Chandra Bose formed the All India Forward Bloc, a faction within the Indian National Congress, in opposition to G
Subhas Chandra Bose formed the All India Forward Bloc, a faction within the Indian National Congress, in opposition to G
Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel, a military and political alliance
Leo Szilard (pictured) penned a letter, signed by Albert Einstein and addressed to U.S. president Franklin D.…
Leo Szilard (pictured) penned a letter, signed by Albert Einstein and addressed to U.S. president Franklin D.…
Leo Szilard penned a letter, signed by Albert Einstein and addressed to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning…
Leo Szilard penned a letter, signed by Albert Einstein and addressed to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning…
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (pictured), a ten-year mutual non-aggression…
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (pictured), a ten-year mutual non-aggression…
Nazi forces, posing as Poles, staged an attack against the German radio station Sender Gleiwitz in Gleiwitz, Upper…
Nazi forces, posing as Poles, staged an attack against the German radio station Sender Gleiwitz in Gleiwitz, Upper…
German forces attacked multiple locations in Poland, including Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II in Europe.
World War II: About 3,000 Polish Army troops began a nearly month-long defence of the Hel Peninsula during the German…
Second World War: The Royal Navy lost its first warship in the war when German submarine U-29 torpedoed and sank…
World War II: The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, sixteen days after Nazi Germany's attack on the country…
Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster of DC Comics, made his debut in Action Comics #1, the first true super
During an exercise to demonstrate air power, United States Army Air Corps bomber aircraft intercepted the Italian ocean