1997
Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
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1990
Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.
Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.
1942
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal between Japanese and American forces begins near Guadalcanal. The battle…
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal between Japanese and American forces begins near Guadalcanal. The battle lasts for three days and ends with an American victory.
1941
World War II: The Soviet cruiser Chervona Ukraina is destroyed during the Battle of Sevastopol.
World War II: The Soviet cruiser Chervona Ukraina is destroyed during the Battle of Sevastopol.
1940
World War II: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrives in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet…
World War II: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrives in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis Powers.
1955
Sarah Wambaugh, American political scientist, world authority on plebiscites (born 1882)
Sarah Wambaugh, American political scientist, world authority on plebiscites (born 1882)
1944
Second World War: In Operation Catechism, the Royal Air Force sank the German battleship Tirpitz (video featured)…
Second World War: In Operation Catechism, the Royal Air Force sank the German battleship Tirpitz (video featured) near Tromsø, Norway, killing about 1,000 sailors on board.
1942
World War II: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, the decisive engagement in a series of sea battles between Allied and…
World War II: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, the decisive engagement in a series of sea battles between Allied and Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands,�
1940
World War II: Free French forces captured Gabon from Vichy France.
World War II: Free French forces captured Gabon from Vichy France.
1942
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval…
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal campaign.
1918
World War I: Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
World War I: Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
1916
World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for…
World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
1941
World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarine U-81 sustained…
World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarine U-81 sustained on November 13.
1941
World War II: German troops, aided by local auxiliaries, murder nine thousand residents of the Słonim Ghetto in a…
World War II: German troops, aided by local auxiliaries, murder nine thousand residents of the Słonim Ghetto in a single day.
1940
World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost…
World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.
1941
Second World War: After suffering torpedo damage the previous day, the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sank as…
Second World War: After suffering torpedo damage the previous day, the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sank as she was being towed to Gibraltar for repairs.
