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1945

World War II: Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany

World War II: Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany.

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.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.

1942

World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed

World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.

1916

World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by

World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by the Austrian army.

1915

World War I: French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines

World War I: French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines.

1897

The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire

The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.

1915

World War I: Hit by ground fire, French aviation pioneer Roland Garros (pictured) landed his aircraft behind enemy lines

World War I: Hit by ground fire, French aviation pioneer Roland Garros (pictured) landed his aircraft behind enemy lines and was taken prisoner by German forces.

1864

American Civil War: African-American Union soldiers were massacred and mutilated during and after the Battle of Poison S

American Civil War: African-American Union soldiers were massacred and mutilated during and after the Battle of Poison Spring.

1775

American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight r

American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight ride to warn residents of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, about the impendi�

1975

South Vietnamese forces withdraw from the town of Xuan Loc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War

South Vietnamese forces withdraw from the town of Xuan Loc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War.

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 to round up the remaining Jews.

1942

World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto a

World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp.

1861

American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching

American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching through the city.

1775

American Revolutionary War: Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Siege of Boston begins with American mil

American Revolutionary War: Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Siege of Boston begins with American militias blocking land access to the British-held city.

1920

Ragnar Ulstein, Norwegian journalist and war historian (died 2019)

Ragnar Ulstein, Norwegian journalist and war historian (died 2019)

1775

The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts

The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts.

1961

Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba

Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.

1945

World War II: U

World War II: U.S. troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union.

1945

World War II: Führerbunker: On his 56th birthday Adolf Hitler makes his last trip to the surface to award Iron Crosses t

World War II: Führerbunker: On his 56th birthday Adolf Hitler makes his last trip to the surface to award Iron Crosses to boy soldiers of the Hitler Youth.

1898

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U.S. President William McKinley signs a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.