Japanese admiral Soemu Toyoda – the last commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy, died on this day in 1957. Imperial Japan’s massive navy was formally abol...
The first prototype of the B-29 Superfortress bomber flew for the first time on this day in 1942. The development of this American heavy bomber had started before World W...
This day in 1356 marked the Battle of Poitiers in France during the Hundred Years’ War. It is interesting to note that the British even captured John II of France or John...
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (also known as Baron von Steuben), one of the Germans who helped the USA gain independence, was born on this day in 1730. He was born in the...
Nazi Germany planned to invade Britain, and that plan is also known as Operation Sea Lion (German: Unternehmen Seelöwe). They planned to land on the coast of England, the...
Mikhail Kutuzov, the Commander-in-Chief who played an important role during the Napoleonic Wars, was born on this day in 1745. Kutuzov reached the rank of the Russian Fie...
On this day in 1814, the national anthem of the United States was written. It is the work of an amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, who was inspired by the American defense...
The hijackers abducted four planes, and simultaneously attacked multiple targets in the United States on this day in 2001. Two planes focused on the twin towers of the Wo...