First Battle of Ypres 1914
The medieval town of Ypres stands on the main route between France and the Belgian Channel ports. In 1914 the ...
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade is the nickname given to the Battle of Balaclava, a key battle fought during ...
Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty 1994
The Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, and King Hussein of Jordan signed a peace treaty ending the 48 year ...
Second Battle of Newbury
The second battle of Newbury was an indecisive battle fought between the Royalists led by Charles I and Parliamentarians led ...
The Founding of the International Red Cross
In 1859, Swiss business man, Henry Dunant was horrified to see the aftermath of a battle where thousands of wounded ...
The Battle of Cambrai
The Battle of Cambrai was a World War One Western Front battle that lasted from November 20th to December 7th ...
The First Crusade
In 1076 the Muslims had conquered Jerusalem, an act that angered Christians. One Christian, the ruler of the Byzantine Empire, ...
The Sand Creek Massacre
In 1851 the terms of the Treaty of Fort Laramie had guaranteed the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians ownership of land ...
The Warsaw Ghetto
The Warsaw ghetto was established on October 12th 1940 when it was announced that all Jews living in Warsaw were ...
The Sinking of the Tirpitz
The German battleship, The Tirpitz, sister ship to The Bismarck, was launched in April 1939. In 1941 the ship began ...