2002
The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
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2000
The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers.
The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers.
1923
The German government calls off the passive resistance to the French and Belgian occupation of the Ruhr.
The German government calls off the passive resistance to the French and Belgian occupation of the Ruhr.
1854
The paddle steamer SS Arctic, owned by the Collins Line of New York, sinks off the coast of Newfoundland, following a…
The paddle steamer SS Arctic, owned by the Collins Line of New York, sinks off the coast of Newfoundland, following a collision with a smaller vessel, the SS Vesta. Only 88 of over 300 people on board�
1945
World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters
World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.
1944
World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate
World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
1944
World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545…
World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
1942
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kis
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.
1943
World War II: The Allied invasion of Sicily begins, leading to the downfall of Mussolini and forcing Hitler to break…
World War II: The Allied invasion of Sicily begins, leading to the downfall of Mussolini and forcing Hitler to break off the Battle of Kursk.
1941
World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the…
World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands freeze all Japanese assets and cut off oil shipments.
1915
World War I: The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Se
World War I: The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
2015
One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens
One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens.
1943
World War II: The Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history and the world's largest tank battle,…
World War II: The Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history and the world's largest tank battle, begins in the village of Prokhorovka.
1914
World War I: The Swiss Army mobilizes because of World War I.
World War I: The Swiss Army mobilizes because of World War I.
1944
World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.
World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.
1943
World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
1939
World War II: Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
World War II: Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
301
San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by…
San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.
1951
Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the wo
Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
180
Twelve inhabitants of Scillium (near Kasserine, modern-day Tunisia) in North Africa are executed for being Christians.…
Twelve inhabitants of Scillium (near Kasserine, modern-day Tunisia) in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world.