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1942

World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea.

World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea.

1914

World War I: During the sack of Louvain in Belgium, German troops burned the town's Catholic university, destroying…

World War I: During the sack of Louvain in Belgium, German troops burned the town's Catholic university, destroying several medieval manuscripts.

1914

World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrendered to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.

World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrendered to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.

1914

World War I: As the British Expeditionary Force and French Fifth Army began their retreat from Mons, the British II…

World War I: As the British Expeditionary Force and French Fifth Army began their retreat from Mons, the British II Corps delayed the pursuing Germans at the Battle of Le Cateau long enough for the ma�

1942

Second World War: German field marshal Erwin Rommel launched the last major Axis offensive of the Western Desert…

Second World War: German field marshal Erwin Rommel launched the last major Axis offensive of the Western Desert campaign, attacking British positions near El Alamein, Egypt.

1914

World War I: The Battle of Tannenberg resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian 2nd Army by the…

World War I: The Battle of Tannenberg resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian 2nd Army by the German 8th Army.

1941

World War II: A detachment of Chetniks captured the town of Loznica in German-occupied Serbia.

World War II: A detachment of Chetniks captured the town of Loznica in German-occupied Serbia.

1940

Second World War: Two Royal navy destroyers were lost to mines and two other vessels damaged off Texel, Netherlands,…

Second World War: Two Royal navy destroyers were lost to mines and two other vessels damaged off Texel, Netherlands, killing around 300 men.

1939

German forces attacked multiple locations in Poland, including Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II in Europe.

German forces attacked multiple locations in Poland, including Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II in Europe.

1967

Paddy Roy Bates proclaimed HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea off the coast of…

Paddy Roy Bates proclaimed HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, England, as an independent sovereign state: the Principality of Sealand (p�

1943

World War II: American and Australian airborne forces landed at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan.

World War II: American and Australian airborne forces landed at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan.

1944

World War II: Soviet forces captured the city of Tartu on their way to re-establishing their rule in Estonia.

World War II: Soviet forces captured the city of Tartu on their way to re-establishing their rule in Estonia.

1940

Second World War: The Luftwaffe changed their strategy in the Battle of Britain and began bombing London and other…

Second World War: The Luftwaffe changed their strategy in the Battle of Britain and began bombing London and other cities and towns.

1939

World War II: About 3,000 Polish Army troops began a nearly month-long defence of the Hel Peninsula during the German…

World War II: About 3,000 Polish Army troops began a nearly month-long defence of the Hel Peninsula during the German invasion of Poland.

1914

First World War: The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force invaded German New Guinea, winning the Battle…

First World War: The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force invaded German New Guinea, winning the Battle of Bita Paka.

1942

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Edson's Ridge in an effort to retake Henderson Field on…

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Edson's Ridge in an effort to retake Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands from the Allies.

2005

A software bug caused a simulated pandemic in the online video game World of Warcraft, serving as a model for…

A software bug caused a simulated pandemic in the online video game World of Warcraft, serving as a model for epidemiologists to understand how human interaction influences disease outbreaks.

1914

World War I: The French army repulsed a German assault against their positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.

World War I: The French army repulsed a German assault against their positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.

1916

Tanks (example pictured), the "secret weapons" of the British Army during the First World War, were first used in…

Tanks (example pictured), the "secret weapons" of the British Army during the First World War, were first used in combat at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette in France.

1916

Tanks, the "secret weapons" of the British Army during the First World War, were first used in combat at the Battle of…

Tanks, the "secret weapons" of the British Army during the First World War, were first used in combat at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette in France.