1962
Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students.
Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students.
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1943
World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000…
World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
1942
World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who…
World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be trie�
1914
World War I: In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on the Kingdom of Serbia and begins…
World War I: In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on the Kingdom of Serbia and begins the Great War.
1932
Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans using…
Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans using arson, bayonets, sabers, tanks, tear gas, and vomit gas.
2006
The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired…
The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
1962
The Trans-Canada Highway, the then-longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
The Trans-Canada Highway, the then-longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
1945
World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following…
World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following four days, until an aircraft notices the survivors.
1941
World War II: The Battle of Smolensk concludes with Germany capturing about 300,000 Soviet Red Army prisoners.
World War II: The Battle of Smolensk concludes with Germany capturing about 300,000 Soviet Red Army prisoners.
1917
World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
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.
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.
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.