1928 - In Florida, USA, one of the most devastating hurricanes in the history of this country occurs. Also known...

1908 - Founded in Detroit by William C. Durant, Charles Stewart Mott, and Frederic L. Smith, the world's most famous...

1901 - US President William McKinley dies after being fatally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and succeeded...

1956 - The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk space. RAMAC stood for the...

1910 - The premiere performance of Symphony no. 8 by Gustav Mahler in Munich with a choir of 852 singers...

1922 - The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia. The Kars Treaty was a peace treaty that defined...

1898 - Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni. Lucheni, was an Italian terrorist with anarchist convictions. His...

1940 - Treznea Massacre occurs in Transylvania. This massacre was initiated by the Hungarian military troops, which during the Second...

1943 - Kasibil's ceasefire is proclaimed on the radio during World War II. OB Sud immediately implements plans to disarm...