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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378: Emperor Valens’s Four Fatal Mistakes – The Roman Defeat at Adrianople
On this day in 378, a Visigoth army under King Fritigern decisive defeated an Eastern Roman army under the personal leadership of Emperor Valens. Previously, in 376, the...
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1945: The Japanese Surrendered the War because of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
On this day, in 1945, Stalin’s USSR declared war on imperial Japan. Of course, it was already very late in World War II, since the Americans dropped a nuclear bomb...
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1914: Imperial German Submarines Prepare for Attacks on British Shipping
On this day during the first year of World War I, Imperial German submarines set sail from their bases, preparing to attack British shipping. This occurred only two days...
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1924: Diplomatic Relations Established between Mexico and the USSR
The Russian Empire and Mexico had established diplomatic relations back in 1890, but the revolutions which broke out in the countries in the second decade of the 20th cen...
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1704: British Capture Gibraltar – One of the Most Important Strategic Points in the World
On this day in 1704 British forces captured Gibraltar, one of the most important strategic points in the entire world. Gibraltar had been in Spanish hands for over 240 ye...
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216 BC: Hannibal’s Greatest Victory
One of the most important and most researched battles in human history took place on this day in 216 BC. An army of 50,000 Carthaginians under the famed general Hannibal...
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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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