Historical calendar

1913 - The Treaty of London is officially signed, ending the First Balkan War. The London Conference had ended on...

1931 - Michele Schirru, an Italian-American citizen of the United States, is executed by firing squad after trying to kill...

1905 - The Russo-Japanese War, the Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral...

1930 - The Chrysler Building in New York, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public. The...

1908 - The first major oil trade strike in the Middle East takes place in the Soleyman Massacre in southwestern...

1926 - Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliuran, head of the government of the People's Republic of Ukraine, which is in...

1900 - During World War II, the United Kingdom annexes the Free State of Orange. The Free State of Orange...

1906 - Henrik Ibsen, 78, dies. Ibsen was a Norwegian theater playwright and director. As one of the founders of...

1885 - Died at the age of 83, Victor Hugo, Hugo, was a French poet, novelist, and playwright of the...

1917 - Atlanta's Great Fire of 1917 causes $ 5.5 million in damage, destroying about 300 acres including 2,000 homes,...