20th Century
Fall of Singapore in WW2
Singapore had become a British province following the signing of the Anglo-Dutch treaty of 1824. Singapore grew and became a...
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Eamon de Valera
Eamon de Valera was born on 14th October 1882 in Manhattan, New York to an Irish mother and Spanish father....
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Juan Domingo Perón
Juan Domingo Perón was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 8th 1895. After school he attended Military College. Upon...
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The Reichstag Fire
At 10pm on 27th February 1933 the Berlin Fire Department received a call that the Reichstag building was on fire....
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The Gulf War
The Gulf War began on 2nd August 1990 when Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait. Although Kuwait soldiers fought back they were...
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Concorde Supersonic Aircraft
The development of the Concorde supersonic aircraft was joint venture between the British Aircraft Corporation and the French Aerospatiale established...
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The Treaty of Brest Litovsk
In December 1917, just one month after the successful November Revolution that saw the Bolsheviks take control in Russia, Lenin...
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The UK Miner’s Strike 1984
The UK coal industry had, from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century risen to become on...
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Re-Occupation of the Rhineland
Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles 1919 Germany was not allowed to have any military force, building or...
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Anschluss with Austria
By 1938, Hitler felt strong enough to plan a union or Anschluss with Austria. This was part of his aim...
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