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Capture of Ascalon
Captures Ascsalon from the Saracens, Muslim resistance in the Holy Land ends
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Captures Ascsalon from the Saracens, Muslim resistance in the Holy Land ends
Captures Ascsalon from the Saracens, Muslim resistance in the Holy Land ends
Government reform is confirmed
Government reform is confirmed
The Committee at Berwick to hear the Scottish succession is adjournred for 1 year
Marches into Constantinople & takes his father, John V, prisoner
Marches into Constantinople & takes his father, John V, prisoner
Marches into Constantinople & takes his father, John V, prisoner
Assumes full power as the King of England, declared to be of age
The French capture Cherbourg
Executed after Edward's defeat at the Battle of Edgecot
Pro-Warwick rebels execute Woodville, father of Elizabeth Woodville Edward IVs Queen
After a hasty trial Woodville and his 2nd son are beheaded at Kenilworth
Opens negotiations with Louis XI
Asks Pope Leo in a letter to make Wolsey a Cardinal
Reports the Anglo-French peace to the Pope
Meets Wolsey in Bruges where the terms of a possible alliance are discussed
Howard calls a halt to the chase in the latitude of the Firth of Forth off Scotland but ut by that point, the Spanish are suffering from thirst and exhaustion, the only option left to Sidonia is to chart a course home to Spain, along the Atlantic
Although their shot lockers were almost empty, the English pursued in an attempt to prevent the enemy from returning to escort Parma.
By that point, the Spanish were suffering from thirst and exhaustion, and the only option left to Medina Sidonia was to chart a course home to Spain, by a very hazardous route
On 2 August Old Style (12 August New Style) Howard called a halt to the pursuit in the latitude of the Firth of Forth off Scotland.
On the day after the Battle of Gravelines, the wind had backed southerly, enabling Medina Sidonia to move his fleet northward away from the French coast.
Howard calls a halt to the chase in the latitude of the Firth of Forth off Scotland but ut by that point, the Spanish are suffering from thirst and exhaustion, the only option left to Sidonia is to chart a course home to Spain, along the Atlantic
Although their shot lockers were almost empty, the English pursued in an attempt to prevent the enemy from returning to escort Parma.
By that point, the Spanish were suffering from thirst and exhaustion, and the only option left to Medina Sidonia was to chart a course home to Spain, by a very hazardous route
On 2 August Old Style (12 August New Style) Howard called a halt to the pursuit in the latitude of the Firth of Forth off Scotland.
On the day after the Battle of Gravelines, the wind had backed southerly, enabling Medina Sidonia to move his fleet northward away from the French coast.
Austro-Hungarians defeat the Turks & end Turkish expansion into Europe
Marlborough and Eugene join forces before the decisive battle near Blenheim.
Boufflers begins the defence of Lille against Marlborough and Eugene.
Wellingtons Army enters Madrid, it is free from French occupation since Dec 1808
Enters Madrid
Azurduy is honoured as a patriot commander for her role in the Upper Peru struggle
Death of Robert Stewart, commits suicide
The Second de Theux Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.
Begins the First Charles Rogier Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.
Lincoln sends his third annual message to Congress
Lincoln announces a reconstruction plan for loyal governments in former Confederate states
The Armistice of Cormons halts fighting between Austria and Italy.
Petitti Bagliani signs the armistice ending active operations between Italy and Austria.
A peace settlement after Russian victories places the Emirate of Bukhara under strong Russian influence.
Appointed Commander of the French Army, takes over command from Napoleon III
Appointed Commander of the French Army, takes over command from Napoleon III
Forced to relinquish command
MacMahon regroups his forces at Chalons
Appointed Supreme Commander
Appointed Supreme Commander
Gladstone reshuffles his Cabinet
Russia establishes a protectorate over the Khanate of Khiva after a military campaign.
Demonstrates 1st machine for recording at his "invention factory" at Menlo Park
The Socialist revolutionary maximalists make a failed attempt on stolypins life
The first model T Ford roles off the production line
Villazon begins a constitutional Liberal Party presidency.
Great Britain enters war with Austria.
Austrian forces cross the Save and seize Shabatz
Great Britain is at war with Austria
Serbia declares war on Germany. Montenegro declares war on Germany
Great Britain is at war with Austria
At the start of World War I, Rennenkampf was given command of the Russian First Army for the invasion of East Prussia, advancing from the North East
Enters East Prussia ahead of Samsanovs Second Army. At the start of World War I, Rennenkampf was given command of the Russian First Army for the invasion of East Prussia, advancing from the North East
The war on the Western Front, head of a group of cavalry divisions, does not lend itself well to cavalry as a form of offensive warfare, as he discovers at the Battle of Haelen in Belgium (the first cavalry engagement of the War)
The 163rd Brigade is ordered forward from the Suvla line to clear ground near Anafarta Spur and improve the connection toward Kiretch Tepe.
Proctor-Beauchamp presses ahead with part of his battalion after support falls away, leaving the group isolated in broken ground.
Proctor-Beauchamp leads the 1/5th Norfolks on the right of the 163rd Brigade advance through difficult scrub-covered ground.
Proctor-Beauchamp is killed during the failed 1/5th Norfolk advance from the Suvla sector.
Writes to Earl Cromer asking to present his own case without Counsel
Addresses the Moscow State Conference seeking national unity.
Receives conservative support during the Moscow State Conference.
The second phase of the offensive began on 21st August as the Second Battles of the Somme 1918. The French Tenth and 3rd Armies, and the British 3rd and First Army attacked. The ANZAC captured ground north of the Somme river at Peronne and Mont St. Quentin. Canadian forces captured ground near Queant
The second phase of the offensive began on 21st August as the Second Battles of the Somme 1918. The French Tenth and 3rd Armies, and the British 3rd and First Army attacked. The ANZAC captured ground north of the Somme river at Peronne and Mont St. Quentin. Canadian forces captured ground near Queant
Resigns due to the collapse of the German economy
Resigns his Nationalist military and government posts amid internal Kuomintang opposition.
Steps aside from command as rival Kuomintang factions seek reconciliation after the 1927 split.
Churchills first Speech in Parliament warning about German rearmament
Leaves Cuba after army pressure and mass opposition.
Armistice is declared between Japan and the Soviet Union after the outbreak of border fighting
An Armistice is declared between Japan and the Soviet Union after outbreak of border fighting
Hitler commences mobilization
Authorises attacks on radar stations during Adlerangriff.
The fighters are called back because of the bad weather & 8 bombers are lost. 1st of 4 days to destroy British air superiority over Britain
Luftwaffe operations target radar stations and Fighter Command airfields.
Serves as acting president from August 12, 1940 to June 27, 1942 due to the illness of President Ortiz, who did not resign until less than a month before his death
US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American alliance despite US neutrality
US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American alliance despite US neutrality
US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American alliance despite US neutrality
US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American alliance despite US neutrality
US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American alliance despite US neutrality
Concludes his Newfoundland meetings with Roosevelt.
Returns with a joint declaration linking Britain more closely to America.
Concludes the Atlantic Conference after four days of meetings.
Leaves Newfoundland with agreement on common principles and strategic cooperation.
US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American alliance despite US neutrality
US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American alliance despite US neutrality
US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American alliance despite US neutrality
Krasnodar was captured and German mountain troops hoisted the Nazi flag on the highest mountain of the Caucasus, Mount Elbrus
Declares the Allied war aims of world peace, freedom & self-determination
Arrives at Cairo to take command of the Eighth Army
Arrives at Cairo to take command of the Eighth Army
Bastico is promoted to Marshal of Italy while serving as the senior Italian commander in Libya.
Appointed General of the Infantry
Appointed General of the Infantry
Reaches Argentan where US & Anglo-Canadians are supposed to meet but are 25 miles away
General Leslie Groves had commissioned Smyth to write the Report at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project
The Smyth Report was the common name given to an administrative history written by physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth about the Allied World War II effort to develop the atomic bomb, the Manhattan Project
The Smyth Report was the common name given to an administrative history written by physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth about the Allied World War II effort to develop the atomic bomb, the Manhattan Project
General Leslie Groves had commissioned Smyth to write the Report at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project
The Smyth Report is released to the public, giving the first technical history of the development of the first atomic bombs
General Leslie Groves had commissioned Smyth to write the Report at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project
The Smyth Report was the common name given to an administrative history written by physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth about the Allied World War II effort to develop the atomic bomb, the Manhattan Project
The Smyth Report was the common name given to an administrative history written by physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth about the Allied World War II effort to develop the atomic bomb, the Manhattan Project
General Leslie Groves had commissioned Smyth to write the Report at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project
The Smyth Report is released to the public, giving the first technical history of the development of the first atomic bombs
The Smyth Report is released to the public, giving the first technical history of the development of the first atomic bombs
The Smyth Report was the common name given to an administrative history written by physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth about the Allied World War II effort to develop the atomic bomb, the Manhattan Project. The Smyth Report is released to the public, giving the first technical history of the development of the first atomic bombs
Helps Russia test its own Hydrogen bomb
Contributes to the design tested as the Soviet Union's first thermonuclear device.
Appointed Member of Soviet Academy of Sciences
The achievement marks soviet thermonuclear device as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Records a message transmitted in connection with the Echo I communications-satellite experiment.
The Berlin Wall goes up after 2,000 East Germans cross into the west the day before
The Warsaw Pact calls on East Germany for "protection & control" of the Berlin borders
Warsaw Pact governments support East German measures to tighten controls around Berlin.
The Warsaw Pact calls on East Germany for "protection & control" of the Berlin borders
The achievement marks paired orbital flight as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Pilots Vostok 4 while two crewed spacecraft operate in orbit together.
Charges against Bringuier and the other Cuban exiles were dismissed while Oswald pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace.
Oswald pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace on August 12, 1963, and paid a ten-dollar fine.
Oswald pleaded guilty to the disturbing-the-peace charge arising from the August 9 confrontation and paid a ten-dollar fine.
Appointed President of Poland
The Act provides statutory powers to restrain wage and price increases.
Release The Kids Are Alright as a single.
Signs the Postal Reorganization Act
Hunt supplied material during White House contacts that contributed to CIA work on a psychological assessment of Daniel Ellsberg.
Hua Guofeng presides over the Eleventh Party Congress, which declares the Cultural Revolution over
A Treaty of friendship is signed between China & Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Iran, during the Islamic Revolutionary Council
Appointed Prime Minister of Iran, during the Islamic Revolutionary Council
Appointed Prime Minister of Iran, during the Islamic Revolutionary Council
Appointed Prime Minister of Iran, during the Islamic Revolutionary Council
Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the United Nations Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut
Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the United Nations Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut
Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the United Nations Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut
Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the United Nations Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut
Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the United Nations Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut
Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the United Nations Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut
The War Cabinet is dissolved
Dissolves the Falklands War Cabinet.
Jokes on the radio about bombing Russia
Aye Ko serves briefly as acting head of state
Sein Lwin resigns after violent repression of protests
Resigns as Party Chairman after rioting in Rangoon
Is hospitalised and diagnosed with tuberculosis.
Receives treatment during a serious decline in prison health.
The name Republika Srpska is adopted
Leaders of Georgia and Ukraine called for an alliance that would champion democracy in the former Soviet lands
Leaders of Georgia and Ukraine called for an alliance that would champion democracy in the former Soviet lands
Leaders of Georgia and Ukraine called for an alliance that would champion democracy in the former Soviet lands
Signs for Manchester United after impressing against the English club.
Becomes the first Portuguese player to represent Manchester United.
USADA announces a lifetime ban from competition, applicable to all sports which follow the World Anti-Doping Agency code
Perform at the London Olympics closing ceremony.
Scores both goals as Real Madrid defeat Sevilla 2-0 to win the European Super Cup.
Faces criticism for saying there were “fine people on both sides” after a deadly rally.
Keita wins the presidential runoff against Soumaila Cisse.
Says Ukrainian forces control about one thousand square kilometres in Russia's Kursk region.
Orders Russian forces to respond to Ukraine's Kursk incursion.
Promises to drive Ukrainian forces out of Kursk Oblast
Birth of George IV, eldest son of George III & Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Birth of Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schr”dinger
Birth of Amanda Redman
Death of John Woodville
Death of Richard Woodville
Dies after a pontificate marked by opposition to Louis XIV
Death of Robert Stewart, commits suicide
Death of William Blake
Death of George Stephenson
The Socialist revolutionary maximalists make a failed attempt on stolypins life
Death of Thomas Mann
Death of Henry Fonda
50,000 Egyptians under al-Adfal are defeated by 10,000 under Godfrey de Bouillon
Ends Muslim resistance to to Christian occupation of the Holy Land
Ends Muslim resistance to to Christian occupation of the Holy Land. 50,000 Egyptians under al-Adfal are defeated by 10,000 under Godfrey de Bouillon
Defeated by the French who end Charles invasion of Picardy
Commands the Dutch merchant convoy that resists the English attack at Bergen.
Danish policy shapes the outcome when English ships attack a Dutch convoy at Bergen.
Attacks the Dutch East India convoy in Bergen harbour and is repulsed by Danish batteries.
Austro-Hungarians defeat the Turks & end Turkish expansion into Europe
Frederick II the Great is repulsed by the Austrn Army under Laudon & Soltikov
The war on the Western Front, head of a group of cavalry divisions, does not lend itself well to cavalry as a form of offensive warfare, as he discovers at the Battle of Haelen in Belgium (the first cavalry engagement of the War). Advance squadrons of Georg von der Marwitzs cavalry corps prove unable to defeat a single Belgian cavalry division under de Witte guarding the Haelen bridge
The second phase of the offensive began on 21st August as the Second Battles of the Somme 1918. The French Tenth and 3rd Armies, and the British 3rd and First Army attacked. The ANZAC captured ground north of the Somme river at Peronne and Mont St. Quentin. Canadian forces captured ground near Queant
"Never in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few"
Germany has lost 1,733 planes compared to British loses of 915
Luftwaffe raids strike Manston, Hawkinge, Lympne and radar sites.
Orders systematic attacks on RAF airfields and radar stations.
Luftwaffe attacks switch to British airfields and radar stations.
Orders attacks against airfields and radar stations during the Battle of Britain.
Directs fighter interceptions during attacks on south-eastern airfields.
Uses radar and sector control to preserve Fighter Command's response.
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