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...
This day in 1565 marked the end of the famous Siege of Malta, which resulted in a Christian victory. It was one of the largest siege battles during the wars in the Medite...
This day marked the beginning of the Siege of Leningrad, which lasted for almost 900 days. Almost two million people died. When the last road to the city was severed (two...
During the reign of Roman Emperor Vespasian, his son and future successor Titus Flavius became the commander of the Roman army in Judea. His goal was to quell the Jewish...
The first German bombing of London during World War II started on this day in the late afternoon. East London, the so-called East End (not far from the Olympic Center, wh...
Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke (also known as Moltke the Younger), was the nephew of Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (Moltke the Elder). Graf von Moltke defeated...
