Historical calendar

1884 - Bedrich Smetana dies at the age of 60. Smetana, was a Czech composer who began developing a musical...

1943 - During World War II, US troops invade the Aleutian island of Attu in an attempt to oust Japanese...

1940 - During World War II, Iceland is invaded by the United Kingdom. The invasion was carried out because the...

1911 - Gabriele D'Annunzio's work is published in the Vatican's Forbidden Book Index. The Index Librorum Prohibitorum was a list...

1912 - Paramount Pictures is founded. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film studio and subsidiary of Viacom CBS. She...

1915 - During World War I, the German submarine U-20 sinks the RMS Lusitanian, killing 1,200 people, including 128 Americans....

1937 - The German Zeppelin Hindenburg is engulfed in flames and destroyed within a minute as it tries to leave...

1945 - The Prague Uprising begins at the end of World War II. This armed uprising starts as an attempt...

1926 - A general strike begins in the United Kingdom. This strike lasted 10 days. It was called by the...

1921 - The Irish Government Act of 1920 is adopted, dividing Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. The long...