Navy ship rape claim dismissed
A federal judge in Norfolk, Virginia, dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by Elsie Dominguez, a civilian marine engineer who alleged that she was raped aboard a U.S. Navy-operated transport v...
A federal judge in Norfolk, Virginia, dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by Elsie Dominguez, a civilian marine engineer who alleged that she was raped aboard a U.S. Navy-operated transport v...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on August 9, 2026, that Israel would not withdraw its forces from the Gaza Strip until Hamas had been fully disarmed. His statement rejected...
Donald Trump has been married three times, first to Ivana Trump in 1977, then to Marla Maples in 1993, and finally to Melania Knauss in 2005. His marriages and relationships have been acc...
Ori Solomon released ahead of trial in Las Vegas illegal biolab case Ori Solomon, 55, has been identified as the property manager of a Las Vegas residence where authorities unc...
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Death of Afghan Farmer Abdul Wali in U.S. Custody Abdul Wali was a 28-year-old Afghan farmer from Kunar Province, Afghanistan. In June 2003, Wali voluntarily surrendered to U.S...
1948 Tantura Killings The events at the Palestinian village of Tantura occurred during the **1948 Palestine war**, when forces of the Haganah, specifically the Alexandroni Brig...
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 the deadliest confli...
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 cities. The campaign targ...
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 States, symbolizing hop...
Expulsion of Jews from France On July 22, 1306, King Philip IV of France, also known as Philip the Fair, issued an edict expelling all Jews from the kingdom. The expulsion required Jewis...
After years of fierce conflict, Dacian King Decebalus ultimately surrendered to the Roman Emperor Trajan. This marked the end of the Dacian Wars, resulting in the annexation of Dacia as a...
1479 — After prolonged Ottoman pressure and a major siege, Venice agrees to surrender Shkodër to the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman control across most Albanian territories becomes increasingly ...
404 BCE — Sparta and its allies defeat Athens, ending the Peloponnesian War.
24 January 1943 — At the Casablanca Conference, Roosevelt publicly declares that the Allies will seek the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. The policy is intended to demonstrate...
11 November 1918 — German representatives sign the armistice at Compiègne. Fighting ends on the Western Front at 11:00 a.m. Germany accepts evacuation requirements and surrender of substa...
6 August 1945 — An American B-29 drops the uranium bomb Little Boy on Hiroshima. The explosion and fire destroy much of the city and kill tens of thousands of people immediately, with man...
23 August 1942 — German forces begin the major assault phase against Stalingrad while the wider German campaign pushes toward oil resources in the Caucasus. Fighting inside the city becom...
2 May 1945 — German forces in Berlin surrender to the Red Army. Soviet troops control the capital of Nazi Germany. Fighting continues elsewhere for several days, but the symbolic and poli...
29 September 1918 — Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica after Allied breakthroughs in the Balkans. The surrender opens routes toward Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire and demons...
23 August 1942 — Paulus commands the German Sixth Army during the Battle of Stalingrad. After encirclement he obeys Hitler's order to remain in place. Hitler promotes him to field marshal...
7 July 1937 — Fighting near the Marco Polo Bridge escalates into a major war between Japan and China. Japanese forces capture major cities including Shanghai and Nanjing, but China does n...
2 February 1943 — The last major German formations inside Stalingrad surrender. Approximately one of Germany's most powerful field armies has been destroyed or captured. The defeat has en...
8 May 1945 — Germany's unconditional surrender ends the war in Europe. The Soviet Union has suffered enormous military and civilian losses but emerges as one of the world's two dominant p...
15 August 1945 — Emperor Hirohito's recorded voice is broadcast to the Japanese population announcing acceptance of Allied surrender terms. The decision follows intense disagreement withi...
2 September 1945 — Japanese representatives sign the Instrument of Surrender aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The ceremony formally ends the Second World War. Germany, Italy and Japan ha...
30 September 1938 — Britain, France, Germany and Italy agree that Czechoslovakia must surrender the Sudetenland to Germany. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain hopes the agreement ...
30 September 1938 — Britain, France, Germany and Italy agree that Czechoslovakia must surrender the Sudetenland to Germany. Neville Chamberlain hopes satisfying Hitler's territorial claim...
Allied declaration calling for Japan's unconditional surrender and warning of devastating consequences if Japan refused.
8 May 1945 — Germany's unconditional military surrender takes effect, ending the major European fighting. Much of the continent lies physically devastated and millions of people are displ...
4 February 1945 — At Yalta, the Western Allies and Soviet Union remain military partners but increasingly disagree about Poland and the political future of Eastern Europe. Stalin seeks st...
15 August 1945 — Japan's surrender followed Hiroshima, Soviet entry into the war, Nagasaki, severe economic strangulation and years of conventional military defeat. Historians continue de...