1885
Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional association football.
Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional association football.
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1944
World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation…
World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions.
1942
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
1943
World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of…
World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of Viannos, whose death toll would eventually exceed 500 persons.
1939
World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident…
World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
1981
The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it…
The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C.
1948
The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 miles per hour (1,080 km/h).
The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 miles per hour (1,080 km/h).
1944
World War II: The Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United…
World War II: The Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire fro�
1942
World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
1940
World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Luftwaffe launches its largest and most concentrated…
World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Luftwaffe launches its largest and most concentrated attack of the entire campaign.
1918
World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
1966
The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera…
The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra.
1945
World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
1943
World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno.
World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno.
1940
World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
1914
World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
1944
World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden…
World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden and British XXX Corps advances into the Netherlands as the "Garden" half of the Oper�
1944
World War II: Soviet troops launch the Tallinn Offensive against Germany and pro-independence Estonian units.
World War II: Soviet troops launch the Tallinn Offensive against Germany and pro-independence Estonian units.
1944
World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino.
World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino.
1941
World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores compulsory military training.
World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores compulsory military training.