The first recorded naval battle featuring artillery took place in the first naval engagement of the Hundred Years’ War.
21st January 1981: First DeLorean sports car produced (famous as the ‘Back to the Future’ car)
21st January 2018
On the 31st July 1970, the British Royal Navy issued the last daily rum ration, or “tot”, to sailors.
On the 21st June 1919, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered the scuttling of the German High Seas naval fleet in Scapa Flow, a large natural harbor in the Orkney Islands in Scotland.
The British ship RMS Lusitania sank after being attacked by the German U-boat U-20 off the coast of Ireland.
Sir Francis Drake entered the Bay of Cádiz and attacked the Spanish naval fleet in an event known as ‘Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard’.
The Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
The German ocean liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse became the first vessel to transmit a ship-to-shore wireless message.
Shortly after 8am on the 16th December 1914, the German Imperial Navy attacked the British seaside towns of Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby.
On the 23rd October 1739 England declared war on Spain in what became known as the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
On the 21st October 1805, the British navy under the command of Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson defeated the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies.
14th October 1066: Battle of Hastings fought on Senlac Hill
14th October 2019
13th October 1792: Cornerstone laid for the White House
13th October 2019
12th October 1810: First Oktoberfest held in Munich
12th October 2019
11th October 1975: Saturday Night Live is broadcast for the first time
11th October 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017