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...

1937 - German carmaker Volkswagen is founded. Volkswagen translates as "people's car" in German. The company’s current international advertising slogan...

1942 - During World War II, in Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is seriously wounded during an assassination attempt in Prague....

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

1846 - Born in the village of Frashër in the Vilayet of Ioannina, Naim bej Frashëri, better known as Naim...

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...

1947 - During the Cold War, Truman's Doctrine enters into force, helping Turkey, Greece, and Greece politically, economically, and militarily....

1937 – A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research solution to operate on the flowing ice of...