1945
World War II: The USAAF bomber Bockscar dropped a Fat Man atomic bomb (replica pictured) on Nagasaki, Japan.
World War II: The USAAF bomber Bockscar dropped a Fat Man atomic bomb (replica pictured) on Nagasaki, Japan.
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1944
World War II: The Battle of Guam in the Pacific comes to an effective end.
World War II: The Battle of Guam in the Pacific comes to an effective end.
1944
World War II: The Battle of Narva on the Eastern Front ends with a defensive German victory.
World War II: The Battle of Narva on the Eastern Front ends with a defensive German victory.
1920
World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire…
World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.
1793
The Louvre (pyramid pictured) in Paris, today the world's most-visited museum, opened with an exhibition of 537…
The Louvre (pyramid pictured) in Paris, today the world's most-visited museum, opened with an exhibition of 537 paintings and 184 objets d'art.
1994
Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
1914
World War I: France, the United Kingdom and the British Empire declare war on Austria-Hungary.
World War I: France, the United Kingdom and the British Empire declare war on Austria-Hungary.
1914
World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry…
World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
1925
Norris McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (died 2004)
Norris McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (died 2004)
1925
Ross McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist, co-founded the Guinness World Records (died 1975)
Ross McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist, co-founded the Guinness World Records (died 1975)
1944
World War II: In Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Italy, the Waffen-SS and the Brigate Nere murdered about 560 local villagers…
World War II: In Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Italy, the Waffen-SS and the Brigate Nere murdered about 560 local villagers and refugees and burned their bodies.
1914
World War I: Belgian troops won a victory at the Battle of Halen, but were ultimately unable to stop the German…
World War I: Belgian troops won a victory at the Battle of Halen, but were ultimately unable to stop the German invasion of Belgium.
1944
World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5.
World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5.
1940
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, during the Battle of Britain in an…
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, during the Battle of Britain in an attempt to destroy the British Royal Air Force.
1940
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launched an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, to destroy the British Royal Air…
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launched an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, to destroy the British Royal Air Force; its failure indefinitely postponed the German invasion of the United Kingdom.
1941
World War II: Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.
World War II: Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.