On 8th April 1904, a series of agreements between Britain and France known as the Entente Cordiale were signed.
17th October 1933: Einstein moves to the USA after Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
17th October 2017
The German gunboat SMS Panther was sent to the Moroccan port of Agadir, sparking the Second Moroccan Crisis.
On the 13th May 1787, the eleven ships of the “First Fleet” set sail under Captain Arthur Phillip from Portsmouth, England, to establish a penal colony in Australia.
The Indian Mutiny, also known as the First War of Indian Independence, began in Meerut.
On the 2nd April 1982, the Falklands War began when Argentina launched an amphibious invasion of the Falkland Islands.
Port Arthur was a fortified naval base in the south of Manchuria that had been leased to Russia since 1898.
The Second Boer War saw the British Empire fight against the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State.
Kenya had been under British rule since the 19th Century, and since becoming a colony in 1920 African demands for a greater role in politics had grown.
The San Francisco Bulletin printed his decree in full, sparking media interest that led to him becoming a celebrity in the city.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017