Auschwitz-Birkenau Rebellion (1944)
The Auschwitz II camp in Birkenau was the largest in the Auschwitz complex. It was an extermination camp (Vernichtungslager), in which prisoners were killed in gas chambe...
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JNA planes rocketed the Banska palace in Zagreb – 1991
The President of the Republic of Croatia, Franjo Tuđman, the President of the Presidency of the SFRY, Stipe Mesić, and the Prime Minister of the Federal Government, Ante...
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1946: Nazi War Criminals Sentenced at Nuremberg
The major Nazi war criminals were sentenced on this day at the Nuremberg Trials. It is interesting that only 24 high-ranking Nazis were brought before the court. Three of...
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Finally ended the Iran-Iraq war (1988)
When the news of the end of the war was announced, people in Baghdad were dancing in the streets and celebrating wildly. After nearly eight years of conflict, the Iran-Ir...
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German defeats Belgium in the First World War – 1914.
The Germans beat Belgian cities with powerful howitzers called Debela Berta. They conquered Belgium in about twenty days. In the conquered area, they established the so-c...
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The French army still has a base in the independent state of Gabon in Africa – 1960.
The French continued to keep a close eye on the situation in Gabon, and still keep one of their military bases there (Camp de Gaulle). On August 17, 1960, independence wa...
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1914: WW1: Britain Declares War on Austria-Hungary
On this day in 1914 Britain declared war on Austria-Hungary in WW1. This put the multinational Central European empire at war with the world’s greatest colonial power. Th...
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1777: French Marquis de La Fayette Becomes U.S. General at the Age of only 19
On this day in 1777, Marquis de La Fayette, a French nobleman, became a U.S. general in the War of Independence. The rank of general was awarded to him by the American Co...
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