1841 events
Civil War in Mandatory Palestine: The Jewish paramilitary group Haganah captured Haifa from the Arab Liberation Army
The United Kingdom publicly announced that it was independently developing nuclear weapons, after the US Atomic Energy A
Arab–Israeli War: After five days of fighting, Egyptian forces captured the Israeli community of Yad Mordechai after the
The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first program
Arab–Israeli War: Israel Defense Forces officer Yitzhak Rabin signed an order to expel Palestinians from the towns of…
The Republic of Korea was established with Syngman Rhee (pictured) as its first president.
The People's Liberation Army launched the Liaoshen campaign, the first of the three major military campaigns during…
American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the So
American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the So
A new Constitution of Japan went into effect, providing for a parliamentary system of government, guaranteeing certain f
After renegotiating a contract with the makers of her signature perfume Chanel No
At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn
At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn
A Mafia hitman murdered gangster Bugsy Siegel, one of the driving forces in the development of the Las Vegas Strip, in B
Following reports of the capture of a "flying disc" by U.S. Army Air Forces personnel near Roswell, New Mexico, the…
Jawaharlal Nehru (pictured) took office as the first prime minister of India, a post he held for 16 years.
Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded the telecommunications corporation Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, later renamed Sony
Named after Bikini Atoll, the site of the nuclear-weapons test Operation Crossroads in the Marshall Islands, the…
After weeks of unrest, rioters lynched Bolivian president Gualberto Villarroel, desecrating and hanging his corpse in…