Historical calendar

1912 - Carl Laemmle founded, Universal Pictures. Universal Pictures, is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal...

1905 - Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13...

1886 - Ciprian Porumbescu dies at the age of 29. Porumbescu was one of the most famous Romanian composers of...

1916 - Herbert Kitchener, 65, dies. Kitchener was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator, who gained notoriety for...

1920 - Hungary loses 71 percent of its territory and 63 percent of its population when the Treaty of Trianon...

1916 - The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard from...

1882 - Guiseppe Garibaldi, 74, dies. Garibaldi was an Italian general, patriot, and republican. He contributed to the unification of...

1879 - Napoleon Eugene, of the last Bonaparte dynasty, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War. He was the son of...

1902 - A Second Boer War, the Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and secures British control of South Africa....

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