The Easter Rising began in Dublin, with the aim of securing an independent Irish Republic.
15th June 1859: The Pig War begins between the USA and Britain
15th June 2020
7th August 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by US Congress
7th August 2020
6th August 1945: The USA drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
6th August 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018