1857
Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England.
Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England.
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1944
World War II: Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi…
World War II: Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi Germany that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the Third Reich.
1944
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.
1944
World War II: The final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to win the war climaxes at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
World War II: The final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to win the war climaxes at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
1944
World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.
World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.
1942
World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is…
World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cru�
1918
World War I: Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II…
World War I: Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
1917
World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
1890
Malleco Viaduct in Chile, at the time "the highest railroad bridge in the world", is inaugurated by President José…
Malleco Viaduct in Chile, at the time "the highest railroad bridge in the world", is inaugurated by President José Manuel Balmaceda.
1944
World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.
World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.
1914
World War I: The new British battleship HMS Audacious is sunk by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser…
World War I: The new British battleship HMS Audacious is sunk by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin.
1940
World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.
World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.
1918
World War I: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.
World War I: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.
2008
Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US…
Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
1967
Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors.
Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors.
1955
The Soviet battleship Novorossiysk sinks after probably striking a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol, with…
The Soviet battleship Novorossiysk sinks after probably striking a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol, with a loss of more than 600 sailers.
1944
World War II: The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
World War II: The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
1944
World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
1918
World War I: the German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny, an action which would trigger the…
World War I: the German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny, an action which would trigger the German Revolution of 1918–19.
1914
World War I : the Ottoman Empire enters the war on the side of the Central Powers.
World War I : the Ottoman Empire enters the war on the side of the Central Powers.