1943
World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny.
World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny.
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1885
Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional association football.
Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional association football.
1942
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Edson's Ridge in an effort to retake Henderson Field on…
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Edson's Ridge in an effort to retake Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands from the Allies.
1944
World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation…
World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions.
1942
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
2005
A software bug caused a simulated pandemic in the online video game World of Warcraft, serving as a model for…
A software bug caused a simulated pandemic in the online video game World of Warcraft, serving as a model for epidemiologists to understand how human interaction influences disease outbreaks.
1914
World War I: The French army repulsed a German assault against their positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
World War I: The French army repulsed a German assault against their positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
1943
World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of…
World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of Viannos, whose death toll would eventually exceed 500 persons.
1939
World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident…
World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
1981
The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it…
The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C.
1948
The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 miles per hour (1,080 km/h).
The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 miles per hour (1,080 km/h).
1944
World War II: The Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United…
World War II: The Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire fro�
1942
World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
1940
World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Luftwaffe launches its largest and most concentrated…
World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Luftwaffe launches its largest and most concentrated attack of the entire campaign.
1918
World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
1944
World War II: The Greek People's Liberation Army won the Battle of Meligalas and began the execution of many prisoners…
World War II: The Greek People's Liberation Army won the Battle of Meligalas and began the execution of many prisoners of war and civilians.
1966
The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera…
The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra.
1945
World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
1943
World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno.
World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno.