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7th century BCE
On This Day
- 2003 Suicide bombers blew up the British consulate and the headquarters of HSBC Bank in Istanbul, killing 31 people, including consul general Roger Short and actor Kerem Yılmazer.
2003 Istanbul bombingsHSBC Bank (Turkey)Roger ShortKerem Yılmazer- 1994 In accordance with the Lusaka Protocol, the Angolan government signed a ceasefire with UNITA rebels in a failed attempt to end the Angolan Civil War.
Lusaka ProtocolUNITAAngolan Civil War- 1991 First Nagorno-Karabakh War: An Azerbaijani military helicopter carrying a peacekeeping mission team was shot down in Nagorno-Karabakh, disrupting ongoing peace talks.
First Nagorno-Karabakh War1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdownNagorno-Karabakh- 1990 Andrei Chikatilo, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific serial killers, was arrested in Novocherkassk.
Andrei ChikatiloSerial killerNovocherkassk- 1979 Armed insurgents attacked and took over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, declaring that one of their leaders was the Mahdi, the prophesied redeemer of Islam.
Grand Mosque seizureMasjid al-HaramMeccaMahdi- 1969 A group of Native American activists began a 19-month occupation (graffiti pictured) of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
Native Americans in the United StatesOccupation of AlcatrazAlcatraz IslandSan Francisco Bay- 1947 Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George VI, married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who was given the title Duke of Edinburgh.
Elizabeth IIGeorge VIWedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip MountbattenPrince Philip, Duke of EdinburghDuke of Edinburgh- 1945 The Nuremberg trials (defendants pictured) of 24 leading Nazis involved in the Holocaust and various war crimes during World War II began in Nuremberg, Germany.
Nuremberg trialsNazi PartyThe HolocaustWorld War IINuremberg- 1917 First World War: The Battle of Cambrai began with British forces having initial success over Germany's Hindenburg Line.
World War IBattle of Cambrai (1917)Hindenburg Line- 1902 While discussing how to promote the newspaper L'Auto, sports journalist Géo Lefèvre came up with the idea of holding a cycling race that later became known as the Tour de France.
L'ÉquipeGéo LefèvreRoad bicycle racingTour de France- 1845 Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: The Argentine Confederation was defeated in the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado, but the losses ultimately made the United Kingdom and France give up the blockade.
Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la PlataArgentine ConfederationBattle of Vuelta de Obligado- 1776 American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Lee saw the invasion of New Jersey by British and Hessian forces and the subsequent general retreat of the Continental Army.
American Revolutionary WarFort Lee Historic ParkProvince of New JerseyLandgraviate of Hesse-KasselContinental Army- 1739 War of Jenkins' Ear: A British naval force arrived at the settlement of Portobello in the Spanish Main, capturing it the next day.
War of Jenkins' EarBattle of Porto Bello (1739)Portobelo, ColónSpanish Main- 284 Diocletian became Roman emperor, eventually establishing reforms that ended the Crisis of the Third Century.
DiocletianRoman emperorCrisis of the Third Century