1912
Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
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1912
First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
1914
World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the…
World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMS Good Hope and HMS Mon�
2001
War on terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing…
War on terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts�
1914
World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
1944
World War II: Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union…
World War II: Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finni�
1917
World War I: The Republic of China, which had heretofore been shipping labourers to Europe to assist in the war…
World War I: The Republic of China, which had heretofore been shipping labourers to Europe to assist in the war effort, officially declares war on the Central Powers, although it will continue to send�
1916
World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
1936
Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero forms a war cabinet to direct the republican war effort.
Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero forms a war cabinet to direct the republican war effort.
1809
An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the
An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the Fifth Coalition. On the same day the Austrian main army is defeated by a First�
1799
The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles…
The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell during the War of the Second Coalition.
2017
Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so
Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from an engine issue in his first ent�
1917
The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E
The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pu�
1958
Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as…
Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country.
1958
Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition as the first Bengali and the first Asian…
Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition as the first Bengali and the first Asian to do so, placing first among the 39 competitors.
2014
The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to…
The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.
1940
World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué,…
World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
1915
World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given…
World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given its first test drive.
1810
First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only during the Peninsular War in Spain, it is in fact the…
First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only during the Peninsular War in Spain, it is in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and is commemorated as such.
1296
First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scottish army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de War
First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scottish army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Dunbar.