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Pope John Paul II consecrated the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, one of the largest churches in the world, in…
Pope John Paul II consecrated the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, one of the largest churches in the world, in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.
World War II: Batu Lintang camp, a Japanese-run POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo, is liberated…
World War II: Batu Lintang camp, a Japanese-run POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo, is liberated by Australian 9th Division forces.
World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.
World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.
World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
World War II: The liberation of Yugoslavia from Axis occupation continues. Bajina Bašta in western Serbia is among the…
World War II: The liberation of Yugoslavia from Axis occupation continues. Bajina Bašta in western Serbia is among the liberated cities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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�
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.