1940
World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
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1944
World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia.
World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia.
1941
World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.
World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.
1939
World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland.
World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland.
1939
World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.
World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.
1941
During World War II, German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre.
During World War II, German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre.
1918
World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation.
World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation.
1918
World War I: The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
World War I: The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
1944
World War II: the Germans commence a counter offensive to retake the Nijmegen salient, this having been captured by…
World War II: the Germans commence a counter offensive to retake the Nijmegen salient, this having been captured by the allies during Operation Market Garden.
1941
World War II: The Babi Yar massacre comes to an end.
World War II: The Babi Yar massacre comes to an end.
1939
World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
1915
World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air…
World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire.
1986
The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Arg
�, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins�
1995
The first game of the PCA World Chess Championship 1995, pitting incumbent champion Garry Kasparov against challenger…
The first game of the PCA World Chess Championship 1995, pitting incumbent champion Garry Kasparov against challenger Viswanathan Anand, takes place on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center's Sout�
1936
American journalists Herbert R. Ekins, reporter for the New York World-Telegram, Dorothy Kilgallen of the New York…
American journalists Herbert R. Ekins, reporter for the New York World-Telegram, Dorothy Kilgallen of the New York Journal and Leo Kieran of The New York Times start the race to travel around the worl�
1952
The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of t
The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of the Allies of World War II.
1976
Japan completes its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of…
Japan completes its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War.
1967
Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since…
Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134.
1988
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.