Historical calendar

1895 - The Kiel Canal is officially opened, crossing the base of the Jutland Peninsula and the world's busiest artificial...

1867 - Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Queretaro. He was, the...

1900 - China's Dowager Cixi Empire orders the killing of all foreign nationals, including diplomats and their families. Dowager Cixi,...

1922 - Portuguese aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral complete the first South Atlantic Air Passage. Although the North Atlantic...

1911 - IBM is founded as the New York-based Computing and Informatics Recording Company. It is an American company, with...

1934 - The Great Smoky Mountains are declared a national park in the United States. Great National Smoky Mountains is...

1907 - Norway gives women the right to vote. The Kingdom of Norway is becoming one of the first countries...

1917 - During World War I, the deadliest airstrikes in Germany and London during the war are carried out by...

1935 - A truce is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War. The Chaco War took place between...

1903 - A group of Serbian officers attacks the royal palace, killing King Alexander Obrenovic and his wife, Queen Draga....