Historical calendar

1917 - A ceasefire is signed between Russia and the Central Powers during World War I. The armistice was signed...

1939 - During the Winter War, the Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations following the invasion of...

1949 - The Knesset votes to transfer the capital of Israel to Jerusalem. After the establishment of the state of...

1936 - Xian Incident occurs in China. The General of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek, was kidnapped by Zhang...

1931 - The Westminster Statute is established. During this statute, the British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the United Kingdom...

1901 - The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. The...

1948 - The Genocide Convention is formally ratified. The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide...

1953 - US President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to...

1941 - Japan Imperial Navy launches a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its Army and Navy...

1892 - Werner von Siemens dies in Berlin at the age of 75. Siemens, was a German electrical engineer, inventor...