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Invasion of France
Edwards Army leaves France for England
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Edwards Army leaves France for England
Henry dates his reign from 21 August, enabling the crown to treat men fighting for Richard III at Bosworth as traitors.
Henry's forces camp near White Moors before the final approach to Bosworth.
The Earl of Northumberland & 2 of his accomplices are executed
Executed for trying to prevent Marys succession
Russian forces capture Fellin during the Livonian War
Furstenberg is captured when Russian forces take Fellin
Leslies Army leaves Newcastle & the Covenanters begin to disband their armies
Leslies Army leaves Newcastle & the Covenanters begin to disband their armies
Leslies Army leaves Newcastle & the Covenanters begin to disband their armies
Leslies Army leaves Newcastle & the Covenanters begin to disband their armies
Captures Belgrade
Captures Belgrade
Forced to surrender Belgrade to Prince Eugene of Savoy
The marriage proves unsuccessful - due to the Grand Duke Peters impotence and mental immaturity he may not have consummated it for 12 years. The future Catherine the Great marries the future Tsar Peter III. Catherine marries the Grand Duke Peter, the newlyweds settle in the Palace of Oranienbaum, which would remain the residence of the "young court" for 16 years
Nelson supports British operations while Corsican nationalists harass French positions.
The French surrender Corsica to the British after bombardment and nationalist pressure.
The British defeat the French leading to the Convention of Cintra
When a British expeditionary force landed, Junot was beaten at the Battle of Vimeiro and cut off from the French forces. Is then forced to sign the Convention of Sintra allowing him to avoid capture
Publishes a New-York Daily Tribune article analysing the English election and the rivalry between Tories and Whigs.
The Third de Theux Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.
Begins the First Jules Malou Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.
Leads an Angloian force which begins to reconquer the Sudan
General Pierre Ruffeys 3rd Army and, further north, General Fernand de Langle de Carys 4th Army, fought the German 4th and 5th Armies: the former led by Duke Albrecht, the latter by Crown Prince Wilhelm
General Pierre Ruffeys 3rd Army and, further north, General Fernand de Langle de Carys 4th Army, fought the German 4th and 5th Armies: the former led by Duke Albrecht, the latter by Crown Prince Wilhelm
General Pierre Ruffeys 3rd Army and, further north, General Fernand de Langle de Carys 4th Army, fought the German 4th and 5th Armies: the former led by Duke Albrecht, the latter by Crown Prince Wilhelm
General Pierre Ruffeys 3rd Army and, further north, General Fernand de Langle de Carys 4th Army, fought the German 4th and 5th Armies: the former led by Duke Albrecht, the latter by Crown Prince Wilhelm
Most Minister's request that the Duma be allowed to form a cabinet
Most Minister's request that the Duma be allowed to form a cabinet
Godley coordinates ANZAC participation in the first costly attempt to seize Hill 60.
Addison rallies his platoon under machine-gun fire during the first assault on Hill 60.
Russell's mounted riflemen attack Hill 60 as Allied forces try to secure the link between ANZAC and Suvla.
After being wounded, Potts remains between the lines and later brings a wounded comrade back toward British positions on a shovel.
De Lisle directs the British attack at Scimitar Hill, which ends with heavy casualties and no decisive gain.
Mustafa Kemal's Anafarta forces hold the commanding ground as successive Allied attacks at Scimitar Hill fail with heavy casualties.
Hamilton orders a major Suvla attack against Scimitar Hill and neighbouring positions.
De Lisle commits regular troops of the 29th Division in the opening assault on Scimitar Hill.
Peyton's 2nd Mounted Division advances dismounted across the dry Salt Lake toward the Scimitar Hill fighting.
Benn experiences the confused withdrawal as exhausted yeomanry fall back from the Green Hill area after the failed attack.
Addresses questions about possible peace negotiations and the conditions required for a settlement.
Haig renews British attacks on the old Somme battlefield as German forces begin falling back.
Commands Third Army as the Battle of Albert opens the Second Battles of the Somme.
Begins the next phase of the Allied advance after Amiens by attacking toward Albert.
British Third and Fourth Armies renew the advance on the old Somme battlefield, forcing the German Second Army back.
Commands VI Corps as Third Army widens pressure on German positions.
Commands IV Corps in Third Army operations during the Battle of Albert.
Commands V Corps during Third Army attacks on the Albert front.
Repeats the presidential oath before a federal judge after returning to Washington.
Promulgates legislation creating the Central Bank of Chile.
Restores the gold standard as part of the monetary reforms associated with the Kemmerer Mission.
Appointed acting President of Ecuador
Calls an emergency Cabinet meeting on the Danzig crisis & threat to peace
Langsdorff takes Admiral Graf Spee to sea before the outbreak of war, heading for a waiting area in the South Atlantic.
The Swastika is raised over Mount Elbrus
Mantes is captured & the Seine crossed, Patton hopes to head directly for Germany
The US, Britain, Russia and China open the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, laying the foundation for the establishment of the UN
The US, Britain, Russia and China open the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, laying the foundation for the establishment of the UN
The US, Britain, Russia and China open the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, laying the foundation for the establishment of the UN
Surrender and capture of the remaining units of the German 7th Army which were trapped in the Falaise Pocket. Elements of the First Canadian Army relieved the Polish Armys survivors of this Battle and the Canadian Army was finally able to close the Falaise Pocket by linking up with the troops of the American 3rd Army on the other side
General Harry Crerar, commanding the newly formed First Canadian Army and Lieutenant General Guy Simonds of the II Canadian Corps, planned an Anglo-Canadian offensive with the code name of Operation Totalize
General Harry Crerar, commanding the newly formed First Canadian Army and Lieutenant General Guy Simonds of the II Canadian Corps, planned an Anglo-Canadian offensive with the code name of Operation Totalize
Surrender and capture of the remaining units of the German 7th Army which were trapped in the Falaise Pocket. Elements of the First Canadian Army relieved the Polish Armys survivors of this Battle and the Canadian Army was finally able to close the Falaise Pocket by linking up with the troops of the American 3rd Army on the other side
Surrender and capture of the remaining units of the German 7th Army which were trapped in the Falaise Pocket. Elements of the First Canadian Army relieved the Polish Armys survivors of this Battle and the Canadian Army was finally able to close the Falaise Pocket by linking up with the troops of the American 3rd Army on the other side
Elements of the First Canadian Army relieved the Polish Armys survivors of this Battle and the Canadian Army was finally able to close the Falaise Pocket by linking up with the troops of the American 3rd Army on the other side
Surrender and capture of the remaining units of the German 7th Army which were trapped in the Falaise Pocket
Surrender and capture of the remaining units of the German 7th Army which were trapped in the Falaise Pocket
Elements of the First Canadian Army relieved the Polish Armys survivors of this Battle and the Canadian Army was finally able to close the Falaise Pocket by linking up with the troops of the American 3rd Army on the other side
Elements of the First Canadian Army relieved the Polish Armys survivors of this Battle and the Canadian Army was finally able to close the Falaise Pocket by linking up with the troops of the American 3rd Army on the other side
Elements of the First Canadian Army relieved the Polish Armys survivors of this Battle and the Canadian Army was finally able to close the Falaise Pocket by linking up with the troops of the American 3rd Army on the other side
The US, Britain, Russia and China open the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, laying the foundation for the establishment of the UN
The US, Britain, Russia and China open the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, laying the foundation for the establishment of the UN
The US, Britain, Russia and China open the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, laying the foundation for the establishment of the UN
The achievement marks first intercontinental ballistic missile as an important Russian scientific milestone.
The Soviet Union successfully tests the R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile during his leadership.
Directs the first successful full-range flight of the R-7 rocket.
Castro assigns Guevara command of rebel forces moving into Las Villas.
There are four fronts in the "Oriente" province (now divided into Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Guantanamo and Holguin) directed by Fidel Castro, Rapounds l Castro and Juan Almeida Bosque
There are four fronts in the "Oriente" province (now divided into Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Guantanamo and Holguin) directed by Fidel Castro, Rapounds l Castro and Juan Almeida Bosque
There are four fronts in the "Oriente" province (now divided into Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Guantanamo and Holguin) directed by Fidel Castro, Rapounds l Castro and Juan Almeida Bosque
There are four fronts in the "Oriente" province (now divided into Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Guantanamo and Holguin) directed by Fidel Castro, Rapounds l Castro and Juan Almeida Bosque
After the defeat of the Batista "ofensiva", Castro's forces began their offensive
After the defeat of the Batista "ofensiva", Castros forces began their offensive
The failed summer offensive allows Castro to begin expanding rebel operations across Cuba.
Castro orders Che Guevara to lead Column 8 toward Las Villas after defeating the summer offensive.
Hawaii formally enters the Union as the fiftieth state during Eisenhower's presidency.
Fully released
Bringuier debated Oswald on WDSU's Conversation Carte Blanche program about Castro, communism, and the Fair Play for Cuba Committee.
Special Forces raided and vandalised Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands of monks and causing a death toll estimated to be in the hundreds
Special Forces raided and vandalised Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands of monks and causing a death toll estimated to be in the hundreds
After the WDSU debate, Bringuier issued a press release urging citizens to seek a congressional investigation of Oswald.
During the WDSU debate, Oswald was confronted publicly with his years in the Soviet Union, weakening his effort to present the FPCC as a local political movement.
Oswald debated Carlos Bringuier and Edward Butler on WDSU's Conversation Carte Blanche program on August 21, 1963.
Stuckey arranged the WDSU debate that placed Oswald opposite Carlos Bringuier and Edward Butler.
Oswald debated Carlos Bringuier and Edward Butler on WDSU, defending the Castro government and his Fair Play for Cuba Committee activity.
Directs or supports raids against Buddhist pagodas during the political crisis
Ceausescu oversees adoption of the constitution establishing the Socialist Republic of Romania.
German tour is abandoned when Syd vanishes
Ceausescu publicly condemns the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia.
Appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czech
Says will attend summit with Kosygin on Sept 30th, aborted by Soviet invasion of Czech
Warsaw Pact armies invade Czechoslovakia.
Warsaw Pact invasion ends the Prague Spring reforms.
Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia and end the Prague Spring reform experiment.
The Commission recommends redistribution which favours Conservatives by 15-20 seats. The Boundary Commission reports its findings, the first since 1954, to James Callaghan
The Commission recommends redistribution which favours Conservatives by 15-20 seats
Banzer overthrows Torres with military and conservative political support.
Places his handprints and footprints in cement at Graumans Chinese Theatre.
The coup fails & Yanaev is arrested but later amnestied by the Russian Duma
The hard-line coup collapses as military support shifts and resistance centered on the Russian White House succeeds.
The communist conspirators flee Moscow
Gorbachev is held under guard in a Dacha by the Black Sea
Restored as President & the coup is defeated. Reform is given a poweeful boost as the Communist Party is weakened
The coup fails & Yanaev is arrested but later amnestied by the Russian Duma
A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility
A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility
A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility
A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility
A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility
A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility
Under Elizabeth IIs Letters Patent, a divorced wife of a Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland "shall not be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of Royal Highness."
Oasis much anticipated third album, Be Here Now, is released
Receives Brahimi Report recommending major UN peacekeeping reforms
Villa wins the Intertoto Cup final against Basel over two legs.
Clowe combines Hubble lensing observations with other data to map dark matter separately from hot gas in the Bullet Cluster.
A second and separate trial begins on 21 August 2006, trying Saddam and six co-defendants for genocide during the Anfal military campaign against the Kurds of northern Iraq
A large chemical attack using sarin kills civilians in opposition-held areas around Damascus.
Guides Sevilla to Europa League victory over Inter.
Wins his first major senior club trophy as a manager.
Birth of William IV, Buckingham Palace, 3rd son of George III & Charlotte
Birth of William IV, Buckingham Palace, 3rd son of George III & Charlotte
Birth of William IV, Buckingham Palace, 3rd son of George III & Charlotte
Birth of Joe Strummer, born John Mellor
Executed by Queen Mary after the fall of Lady Jane Grey after 2 weeks
Death of John Dudley, executed
Death of Benigno Aquino Jr
The Papal Army defeats the Army of Ferdinand I of Naples
Guides Henry VII from Atherstone to White Moors on the Tweed prior to the battle
Marches west from Leicester to within about 2 miles of Henry Tudor
Defeats the Dutch
Ruyters victory prevents an Anglo-French invasion. Fends off an attack by Prince Rupert
Marches towards Perth but checked at Dunkeld
Leads Jacobite forces against the Cameronian regiment at Dunkeld
The Jacobite rising is checked at Dunkeld on its way to Perth
The Jacobite rising in his name is checked at Dunkeld
Captures Belgrade. Belgrade surrenders
Captures Belgrade. Belgrade surrenders
Forced to surrender Belgrade to Prince Eugene of Savoy
When a British expeditionary force landed, Junot was beaten at the Battle of Vimeiro and cut off from the French forces. Is then forced to sign the Convention of Sintra allowing him to avoid capture
The British defeat the French during a Spannish rebellion. British victory leads to the Convention of Cintra
Botsaris is killed during a successful night attack near Karpenisi
General Pierre Ruffeys 3rd Army and, further north, General Fernand de Langle de Carys 4th Army, fought the German 4th and 5th Armies: the former led by Duke Albrecht, the latter by Crown Prince Wilhelm
General Pierre Ruffeys 3rd Army and, further north, General Fernand de Langle de Carys 4th Army, fought the German 4th and 5th Armies: the former led by Duke Albrecht, the latter by Crown Prince Wilhelm
Writes to Asquith, Kitchener & Balfour suggesting a naval attack, the plea is rejected
Byng & Rawlinson take 8,000 prisoners along a 55km front, the German 2nd rereats
Jointly commands 35 divisions in the field, the Germans are driven back by the Allies
Directs the German forces during the Battle of Bapaume
Jointly commands 35 divisions in the field, the Germans are driven back by the Allies
First day of the Battle of Bapaume, commands the 4th Army
The Swastika is raised over Mount Elbrus
Ichiki attacks the American perimeter near the Tenaru and is killed as his detachment is destroyed.
The final pocket of resistance in the Falaise Gap is removed by the Alies
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