4108 results for “World War” (324 ms)
American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.
First Opium War: British vessels opened fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community on the Kowloon Peninsula.
American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.
Jack L. Warner, Canadian-American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (born 1892)
War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.
Jay Ward, American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded Jay Ward Productions (died 1989)
Cold War: Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a potential nuclear war by identifying as a false alarm signals that appeared to indicate an impending U.S. missile attack.
Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire, In this war , Italy gains Libya which ends Ottoman rule in North Africa .
During the Hundred Years' War, Anglo-Breton forces defeat the Franco-Breton army in Brittany, ending the War of the Breton Succession.
The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.
Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War: A fleet of Spanish galleys are defeated by English and Dutch galleons in the English Channel.
Sam Warner, Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros. (born 1887)
The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
Jay Ward, American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded Jay Ward Productions (born 1920)
The Treaty of Schönbrunn is signed, ending the War of the Fifth Coalition, the final successful war in Napoleon Bonaparte's military career.
Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic Worker Movement, resulting in the first arrest under a new law.
Vietnam War protests: At an anti-war rally in New York City, David J. Miller burned his draft card (example pictured), the first such act to result in arrest under a new amendment to the Selective Ser�
Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
Second Libyan Civil War: The Second Libyan Civil War comes to an end as all parties to the 5+5 Joint Libyan Military Commission agree to a ceasefire.