1975
The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war.
The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war.
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1944
World War II: In Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Italy, the Waffen-SS and the Brigate Nere murdered about 560 local villagers…
World War II: In Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Italy, the Waffen-SS and the Brigate Nere murdered about 560 local villagers and refugees and burned their bodies.
1914
World War I: Belgian troops won a victory at the Battle of Halen, but were ultimately unable to stop the German…
World War I: Belgian troops won a victory at the Battle of Halen, but were ultimately unable to stop the German invasion of Belgium.
1940
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launched an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, to destroy the British Royal Air…
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launched an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, to destroy the British Royal Air Force; its failure indefinitely postponed the German invasion of the United Kingdom.
1762
Anglo-Spanish War: The United Kingdom captured Havana after a five-week siege, holding it until the Treaty of Paris…
Anglo-Spanish War: The United Kingdom captured Havana after a five-week siege, holding it until the Treaty of Paris the following year.
1704
War of the Spanish Succession: The Duke of Marlborough led Allied forces to a crucial victory at the Battle of Blenheim.
War of the Spanish Succession: The Duke of Marlborough led Allied forces to a crucial victory at the Battle of Blenheim.
1264
War of Saint Sabas: A Genoese fleet captured or sank most of the ships of a Venetian trade convoy off the Albanian…
War of Saint Sabas: A Genoese fleet captured or sank most of the ships of a Venetian trade convoy off the Albanian coast.
1944
World War II: Allied forces began Operation Dragoon, their invasion of southern France.
World War II: Allied forces began Operation Dragoon, their invasion of southern France.
1942
World War II: The tanker SS Ohio reached Malta as part of an operation to deliver much-needed supplies during the…
World War II: The tanker SS Ohio reached Malta as part of an operation to deliver much-needed supplies during the siege of Malta.
1812
War of 1812: Potawatomi warriors ambushed a United States Army convoy after it had evacuated Fort Dearborn (site…
War of 1812: Potawatomi warriors ambushed a United States Army convoy after it had evacuated Fort Dearborn (site pictured), in present-day Chicago, and razed the fort.
1920
The Battle of Radzymin, one of the bloodiest and most intense battles of the Polish–Soviet War, concluded with a…
The Battle of Radzymin, one of the bloodiest and most intense battles of the Polish–Soviet War, concluded with a Polish victory.
1900
Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.
Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.
1777
American Revolutionary War: American forces routed British and German troops at the Battle of Bennington in…
American Revolutionary War: American forces routed British and German troops at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
1513
War of the League of Cambrai: English and Imperial forces defeated French cavalry, forcing them to retreat.
War of the League of Cambrai: English and Imperial forces defeated French cavalry, forcing them to retreat.
1943
World War II: The Royal Air Force began a strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany's V-weapon programme by…
World War II: The Royal Air Force began a strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany's V-weapon programme by attacking the Peenemünde Army Research Center.
1676
Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad.
Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad.
1966
Vietnam War: Members of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment were surrounded by a much larger Viet Cong…
Vietnam War: Members of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment were surrounded by a much larger Viet Cong unit at the Battle of Long Tan (helicopter pictured), but held them off for severa�
1945
World War II: Amid a Soviet invasion of Japanese-held Sakhalin, Japanese police massacred 18 Koreans in Kamishisuka.
World War II: Amid a Soviet invasion of Japanese-held Sakhalin, Japanese police massacred 18 Koreans in Kamishisuka.
1940
Second World War: During the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to destroy RAF Fighter Command,…
Second World War: During the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to destroy RAF Fighter Command, with both sides combined losing more aircraft on this day than at any other point d�
1919
Russian Civil War: British motor torpedo boats raided the Bolshevik Baltic Fleet's home base of Kronstadt, sinking a…
Russian Civil War: British motor torpedo boats raided the Bolshevik Baltic Fleet's home base of Kronstadt, sinking a depot ship and damaging a battleship.