On the 31st July 1970, the British Royal Navy issued the last daily rum ration, or “tot”, to sailors.
3rd October 1918: Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria comes to the throne
3rd October 2017
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.
European and Japanese naval forces fought for the first time at the Battle of Fukuda Bay.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017