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World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war.…
World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union.
World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union.
World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack of the war against a United States warship, the USS Greer.
World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack of the war against a United States warship, the USS Greer.
World War II: Union of South Africa declares war on Germany.
World War II: Union of South Africa declares war on Germany.
World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
World War II: The Canadian declaration of war on Germany receives royal assent.
World War II: The Canadian declaration of war on Germany receives royal assent.
Second World War: The Royal Navy lost its first warship in the war when German submarine U-29 torpedoed and sank…
Second World War: The Royal Navy lost its first warship in the war when German submarine U-29 torpedoed and sank HMS Courageous.
World War II: Finland, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom signed the Moscow Armistice to end the Continuation War.
World War II: Finland, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom signed the Moscow Armistice to end the Continuation War.
World War I: The Supreme War Command was established to oversee the armed forces of all the Central Powers.
World War I: The Supreme War Command was established to oversee the armed forces of all the Central Powers.
World War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war.
World War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war.
World War II: USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru, not knowing that she is carrying British prisoners of war from Hong…
World War II: USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru, not knowing that she is carrying British prisoners of war from Hong Kong.
World War II: The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese…
World War II: The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.
World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.
World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.
World War II: The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own…
World War II: The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo.