2008
The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world.
The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world.
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1944
World War II: The Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi German occupation breaks out in Warsaw, Poland.
World War II: The Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi German occupation breaks out in Warsaw, Poland.
1943
World War II: Operation Tidal Wave, also known as "Black Sunday", was a failed American attempt to destroy Romanian…
World War II: Operation Tidal Wave, also known as "Black Sunday", was a failed American attempt to destroy Romanian oil fields.
1914
World War I: The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.
World War I: The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.
1943
World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F.…
World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew.
1916
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
1914
World War I: The German occupation of Luxembourg begins.
World War I: The German occupation of Luxembourg begins.
1932
Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (died 2006)
Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (died 2006)
1870
One of the world's earliest underground tube railways opened in the Tower Subway (interior depicted), a tunnel beneath…
One of the world's earliest underground tube railways opened in the Tower Subway (interior depicted), a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London.
1940
World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
1914
World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
1968
Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)
Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)
1943
Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (born 1914)
Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (born 1914)
1940
World War II: Italian forces began a conquest of British Somaliland, capturing the region in 16 days.
World War II: Italian forces began a conquest of British Somaliland, capturing the region in 16 days.
1929
Jiddu Krishnamurti (pictured), believed by some Theosophists to be a likely candidate for the messianic "World…
Jiddu Krishnamurti (pictured), believed by some Theosophists to be a likely candidate for the messianic "World Teacher", dissolved the Order of the Star, the organisation established to support him.
1915
World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.
World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.
1914
World War I: In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The…
World War I: In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
1997
Jeanne Calment, French super-centenarian; holds records for the world's substantiated longest-lived person (born 1875)
Jeanne Calment, French super-centenarian; holds records for the world's substantiated longest-lived person (born 1875)