A series of events took place on this day, which led to young Napoleon achieving the status of a French national hero. Namely, Napoleon managed to defend the French revol...
German fighter pilot Hans-Joachim Marseille died on this day in 1942. He achieved fame by shooting down over 150 Allied aircraft, allegedly including an unbelievable eigh...
On this day in 1911, Italy declared war on the Ottoman Empire. That was the beginning of the Italo-Turkish War (it lasted from 1911 to 1912). That war was surprisingly hi...
On this day, English forces led by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy landed in England. Normandy was conquered by vikings in the 9th century, but they later acknowl...
On this day in 1529, the troops of Suleiman the Magnificent, the ruler of the Ottoman Empire, began the Siege of Vienna. Suleiman came to Vienna with his army. He was 34...
This day marked the end of the longest siege in the history of the world, when the Venetians surrendered their last stronghold on the island of Crete to the Ottoman Turks...
On this day William the Conqueror set sail in order to conquer England. He had a relatively large army. There were several foot soldiers and horsemen, and many ships. The...
Wilhelm Keitel, one of Hitler’s highest-ranking military commanders, was born on this day in 1882. He held the rank of Field Marshal in the armed forces of the Thir...