1918
Henry Gunther, American soldier, believed to be the last man killed in World War I (born 1895)
Henry Gunther, American soldier, believed to be the last man killed in World War I (born 1895)
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1918
George Lawrence Price, Canadian soldier, last casualty of the British Empire of World War I (born 1892)
George Lawrence Price, Canadian soldier, last casualty of the British Empire of World War I (born 1892)
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End of World War I-related observances: Armistice Day (France, Belgium and Serbia)
End of World War I-related observances: Armistice Day (France, Belgium and Serbia)
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End of World War I-related observances: National Independence Day (Poland), commemorates the anniversary of Poland's…
End of World War I-related observances: National Independence Day (Poland), commemorates the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918
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End of World War I-related observances: Remembrance Day (United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, including…
End of World War I-related observances: Remembrance Day (United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, including Australia and Canada)
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End of World War I-related observances: Veterans Day, called Armistice Day until 1954, when it was rededicated to…
End of World War I-related observances: Veterans Day, called Armistice Day until 1954, when it was rededicated to honor American military (Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force) veterans. (United States)
1940
Second World War: The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history against the…
Second World War: The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history against the Italians in the Battle of Taranto.
1944
World War II: The Royal Air Force sink the German battleship Tirpitz, moored off Tromsø, Norway.
World War II: The Royal Air Force sink the German battleship Tirpitz, moored off Tromsø, Norway.
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: Temperatures around Moscow drop to −12 °C (10 °F) as the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first…
World War II: Temperatures around Moscow drop to −12 °C (10 °F) as the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city.
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: The Battle of Gabon ends as Free French Forces take Libreville, Gabon, and all of French Equatorial…
World War II: The Battle of Gabon ends as Free French Forces take Libreville, Gabon, and all of French Equatorial Africa from Vichy French forces.
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.
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.
1917
World War I: beginning of the First Battle of Monte Grappa (in Italy known as the "First Battle of the Piave"). The…
World War I: beginning of the First Battle of Monte Grappa (in Italy known as the "First Battle of the Piave"). The Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces, despite help from the German Alpenkorps and numerical�
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.