On the 29th May 1453 the troops of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II successfully took control of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California
12th May 2020
On the 17th May 1902, an ancient analogue computer known as the Antikythera mechanism was first identified by Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais.
On the 6th April 1896, the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens.
The Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
The International Olympic Committee was founded at the Sorbonne in Paris.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018