Historical Overview of Biafran Mass Killings
The Biafran mass killings occurred during the Nigerian Civil War, which lasted from 1967 to 1970. Following the secession of the southeastern provinces of Nigeria and ...
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The Biafran mass killings occurred during the Nigerian Civil War, which lasted from 1967 to 1970. Following the secession of the southeastern provinces of Nigeria and ...
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Journalist Dorothy Kilgallen became one of the few reporters to directly question Jack Ruby during his 1964 trial for the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald. Kilgallen, a we...
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The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, occurred on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding i...
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The birth control pill was developed in the mid-20th century as a result of combined efforts by scientists, doctors, activists, and funders. The idea of an oral contra...
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The Vietnam War was a prolonged armed conflict fought primarily between North Vietnam, led by the Communist Party under Ho Chi Minh, and South Vietnam, supported by th...
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1948 Tantura Killings The events at the Palestinian village of Tantura occurred during the **1948 Palestine war**, when forces of the Haganah, specifically ...
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Operation Cast Thy Bread: Poisoning of Palestinian Wells In April 1948, during the Arab–Israeli War following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine, personnel ...
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The Nakba refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians that occurred between 1947 and 1949 during the collapse of the British Mandate for Palestin...
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Victory over Japan (VJ) Day marked Japan's formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II entirely. This day is remembered for the conclusion of one of ...
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During World War II (1939–1945), the Allied forces of the United States and the United Kingdom carried out a widespread strategic bombing campaign against German citie...
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Victory in Europe (VE) Day marked the official surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allies, ending the war in Europe. Celebrations erupted across Europe and the United Sta...
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Publication of *Germany Must Perish!* by Theodore Kaufman On February 28, 1941, American author Theodore N. Kaufman self‑published a book titled *Germany Mu...
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Samuel Little, born Samuel McDowell on June 7, 1940, in Reynolds, Georgia, was an American serial killer who was convicted of multiple murders and later confessed to d...
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The German–Soviet Non-Aggression Pact And Its Secret Protocols On August 23, 1939, the governments of Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression t...
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JFK Wrote in 1939 That Palestine Was Hardly Britain's to Give Away In July 1939, John F. Kennedy, then a 22-year-old Harvard student, visited Palestine duri...
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Adolf Hitler References British Rule in Palestine in Reichstag Address “It appears to have slipped Mr. Roosevelt’s mind that Palestine is not being occupied...
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David Ben-Gurion Controversial Statements Record On October 5, 1937, David Ben-Gurion wrote a letter to his son Amos following the Peel Commission’s proposal to parti...
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David Ben-Gurion 1937 Letter Controversy On October 5, 1937, David Ben-Gurion, then head of the Jewish Agency Executive, wrote a letter to his son Amos during the per...
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Charlie Chaplin and actress Paulette Goddard were associated romantically and professionally during the 1930s and early 1940s. Their relationship became particularly w...
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The Arab Revolt in Palestine was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs against British colonial rule and mass Jewish immigration under the British Mandate, which...
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Simele Massacre On August 7, 1933, units of the Iraqi Army entered the town of Simele in northern Iraq during a military campaign targeting Assyrian communities. Tens...
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On July 3, 1933, the Jewish pageant “The Romance of a People” was performed at Soldier Field in Chicago as part of the Century of Progress World’s Fair. The pageant in...
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In early 20th century Germany, Berlin was a center for sexual reform and research. Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld (1868–1935), physician and sexologist, a German Jewish doctor,...
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Zwi Migdal was a criminal organization active mainly in Argentina from the late 19th century until the 1930s. It was composed largely of Jewish immigrants from Easter...
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3 July 2013 — Following enormous demonstrations against President Morsi, the Egyptian military removes him from office and suspends the constitution. Supporters descri...
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11 February 2011 — Vice President Omar Suleiman announces that Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and transferred authority to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Cel...
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25 January–11 February 2011 — Mass demonstrations erupt against police brutality, corruption, economic frustration and authoritarian government. Cairo's Tahrir Square ...
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2011–2014 — Mubarak's fall opens competitive elections and unprecedented political participation, but the transition rapidly produces institutional conflict, polarizat...
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11 December 1990 — Albania's communist leadership accepts the legalization of independent political parties. The decision effectively ends the political monopoly creat...
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Egyptian president whose nearly three decades in power ended after eighteen days of mass demonstrations.
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1978 — Chinese economic and military assistance ends after years of growing ideological disagreement. Albania loses its final major communist ally and enters an extrao...
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6–25 October 1973 — Egyptian and Syrian forces launch a surprise attack against Israeli positions. Egyptian troops successfully cross the Suez Canal and penetrate the ...
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1952–1970 — The Free Officers end the monarchy, reduce British influence, redistribute land and create a powerful developmental state. At the same time, political part...
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28 February 1922 — Britain formally ends its protectorate and recognizes Egypt as an independent sovereign state. Important issues remain under British control, includ...
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3 November 1918 — Sailors at Kiel revolt after naval leaders attempt to send the fleet into a final battle. The mutiny spreads into a wider revolutionary movement as w...
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January–March 1918 — Russia's withdrawal gives Germany a temporary manpower advantage in the west, but American troops are arriving rapidly. Hindenburg and Ludendorff ...
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August 1916–October 1918 — Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff become the dominant figures in Germany's Supreme Army Command. Their influence extends far beyond b...
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4 June 1916 — Russian General Aleksei Brusilov launches a major offensive against Austria-Hungary. Innovative preparation and attacks across a broad front produce spec...
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6 September 1914 — French and British forces begin the counteroffensive known as the First Battle of the Marne. The German advance toward Paris is halted and German ar...
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September–November 1914 — After the Marne, both sides repeatedly attempt to turn the other's flank. The maneuvering eventually reaches the North Sea and creates a larg...
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1914–1918 — Austro-Hungarian, Italian, French, Serbian and other forces occupy different parts of Albania. The country largely loses unified central government during ...
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1914–1919 wartime role — Britain's navy protects imperial shipping routes, contains the German High Seas Fleet and implements the maritime blockade of the Central Powe...
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29 July 1913 — The Great Powers recognize an independent Albanian principality. The borders they establish leave substantial Albanian-speaking populations outside the ...
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28 November 1912 — Delegates meeting at Vlorë proclaim Albania independent from the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War. Ismail Qemali leads the provisional gov...
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Communist leader who dominates Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985.
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10 June 1878 — Albanian political and religious leaders gather in Prizren as the Ottoman Empire faces defeat and territorial losses following the Russo-Turkish War. Th...
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Leading statesman of the Albanian independence movement and head of the provisional government formed at Vlorë.
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1517 CE — Ottoman Sultan Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and incorporates Egypt into the Ottoman Empire. Cairo loses its status as the capital of an independent r...
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