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Capture of Saucy Castle
Captures Chateau Gaillard, the fortress built by Richard I to protect Normandy
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Captures Chateau Gaillard, the fortress built by Richard I to protect Normandy
Captures Chateau Gaillard, the fortress built by Richard I to protect Normandy
Recognizes John of Gaunt as King of Castille
Meets the Dauphin
Sent to Poitiers by the Dauphin to be examined by Parlement
A new English Order of Communion is published for use alongside the existing Latin Mass.
Covenanters under Leven get the better of Royalists under Newcastle outside Sunderland
Covenanters under Leven get the better of Royalists under Newcastle outside Sunderland
Anne succeeds William III as Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Anne meets her council after succeeding to the throne.
The Directory recalled Massena after the mutiny that disrupted his command in the Papal States.
Ypsilantis issues a proclamation calling Christians to rise against Ottoman rule
Serves provisionally as head of government while Congress prepares the presidential succession.
Issues a memo saying a Hohenzollern is Spain would tie down 2 French Divs
Writes to Vera Zasulich discussing the Russian rural commune and possible paths of social development.
Conducts the first public performance of Symphony No 2 in Helsinki.
Announces King Haaken & Queen Maude agree to use their names for discovered areas. Announces his discovery of the South Pole
Cevat's defence preserves the newly laid Erenkoy mine line from Allied detection.
Hakki Bey commands Nusret as it lays a concealed line of mines across Erenkoy Bay.
Churchill supplies parliamentary information concerning Royal Navy courts-martial during wartime.
Hakki's Nusret lays a fresh line of mines parallel to the Asian shore in Erenkoy Bay.
Carries out orders connected with custody of the imperial family.
Carries out orders connected with custody of the imperial family.
Bids farewell to his army officers & departs for Tsarskoye Selo under arrest
Bids farewell to his Army Officers & heads for Tsarskoye Selo
Zinoviev soon returns to the fold and was once again elected to the Central Committee at the VII Party Congress
Supports the Bolshevik response during the party congress.
Argues at the party congress that the revolt must be defeated.
Links the revolt to the wider crisis facing Soviet power.
Supports party mobilisation against the rebellion.
Serves among commanders used in operations against the fortress.
Helps mobilise loyal Communist forces for the attack.
The first NSDAP-related organisation of German youth is the Jugendbund der NSDAP, its establishment by the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP, the German Nazi Party, is announced in the Volkischer Beobachter
The first NSDAP-related organisation of German youth is the Jugendbund der NSDAP, its establishment by the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP, the German Nazi Party, is announced in the Volkischer Beobachter
Receives an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Madrid.
Created Duke of Windsor
Publishes The Road to Wigan Pier.
Herbert Hoover tells Hitler that his doctrine would be unacceptable and intolerable in the US
Mutaguchi launches Operation U-Go, sending the Fifteenth Army across the frontier toward Imphal and Kohima.
Finalizes Plan Z using Hollandia in New Guinea to launch an attack on the US forces
The Elysee Accords are intended to increase US-support for French actions in Indochina and to convince Bao Dai that France wiil give Vietnam greater independence
The Elysee Accords are signed by President Auriol making Vietnam an "assocated state" of France. France retains control over the defense, diplomacy & finances. Bao Dai is restored as head of state of a nominally independent Vietnam
The Elysee Accords state that Vietnam can conduct it's own foreign affairs, control it's finances and have an army although the agreements fall short of complete independence
The Elysee Accords state that Vietnam could conduct its own foreign affairs, control its finances and have an army although the agreements fell short of complete independence. France retains control over the defense, diplomacy & finances
The Elysee Accords are signed by President Auriol making Vietnam an "assocated state" of France. France retains control over the defense, diplomacy & finances. Bao Dai is restored as head of state of a nominally independent Vietnam
The Elysee Accords state that Vietnam could conduct its own foreign affairs, control its finances and have an army although the agreements fell short of complete independence. The Elysee Accords are an agreement which would give Vietnam greater independence from France
An agreement with Bao Dai making Vietnam an "associated state" within the French Union
Announces Russia possesses the atomic bomb
The US & Japan sign a mutual Defence Treaty
Malraux presides over the ceremony inaugurating UNESCO's international safeguarding campaign.
Veronese launches an international appeal to save monuments threatened by the rising reservoir.
Malcolm X announces his break from the Nation of Islam
Malcolm X announces his break from the Nation of Islam
Joins efforts to continue the march after the violence.
Voting rights campaigners connect Selma to wider disenfranchisement.
Federal officials respond to the crisis after Bloody Sunday.
Helps national support build after the televised violence.
Commands Marines landing at Da Nang as the first major US ground combat units
The 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade are the 1st U.S. ground combat force in Vietnam
Johnson authorizes the use of Napalm, a petroleum based anti-personnel bomb that showers hundreds of explosive pellets upon impact
The 1st U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam as 3500 Marines land at China Beach to defend the American air base at Da Nang
The 1st US combat troops arrive in Vietnam as 3500 Marines land at China Beach to defend the American air base at Da Nang
US Marines land at Da Nang as the first major American ground combat deployment to South Vietnam
Westmoreland receives the first major US ground combat deployment at Da Nang
The arrival of US Marines at Da Nang marks a major escalation of the war
Johnson authorises the deployment of Marines to defend the Da Nang air base
Karch commands the Marine brigade whose combat troops land at Da Nang
Announces intensified operations against Israeli forces along the Suez Canal.
Speaks during debate on the Immigration Bill, continuing his campaign for stricter controls on immigration.
Bombs explode near Trafalgar Square, injuring many people.
His government faces bomb attacks near Trafalgar Square.
The reconstituted committee created a Kennedy assassination subcommittee and staff task force to pursue conspiracy and agency-performance questions.
Women demonstrate in Tehran against pressure for compulsory Islamic veiling after the revolution
Thatcher asks the Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence for contingency plans in case of an Argentine blockade or invasion of the Islands
Requests contingency plans for a possible Argentine blockade or invasion.
Calls the USSR "an evil Empire"
The NUM executive backs nationwide strikes
The NUM National Executive supports Yorkshire & Scotland without a national ballot
Security forces reinforce Lhasa as martial law restrictions take effect.
Government defeat means a report stage, Maastricht ratification is delayed
Directs Das Experiment.
Linnehan helps install an experimental cooling system that returns Hubble's NICMOS infrared instrument to operation.
Chelsea beat Barcelona 4-2 at Stamford Bridge to overturn a first-leg deficit in the Champions League.
Sworn of the Privy Council.
Directs Barbara.
Releases The Next Day after a long absence from new albums, surprising listeners with a sudden comeback.
Produces The Next Day, Bowie's surprise return after a long absence from new albums.
Scores in stoppage time to complete Barcelona's 6-1 comeback against Paris Saint-Germain.
Addresses the British Parliament by video and vows that Ukraine will continue resisting Russia.
Meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and discusses defense, shipping and possible peace diplomacy.
Birth of Claire Trevor
Birth of Randy Meisner, later founding bassist and harmony vocalist of Eagles.
William III of Orange dies at Kensington Palace and is succeeded in England by his sister-in-law, Anne.
Death of Johannes Diderik van der Waals
Death of William Taft
Death of Harold Lloyd
Dies aged ninety after a career that reshaped record production and the Beatles' studio sound.
Covenanters under Leven get the better of Royalists under Newcastle outside Sunderland
Covenanters under Leven get the better of Royalists under Newcastle outside Sunderland
The event that decided the battle took place on the night of March 8 when the Ottoman minelayer Nusret laid a line of mines in Eren Key Bay, a wide bay along the Asian shore just inside the entrance to the straits
The operation went ahead without the British or French becoming aware of the recent additions to the Ottoman minefields
Crowned Queen of England, last Stuart monarch
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