The first recorded naval battle featuring artillery took place in the first naval engagement of the Hundred Years’ War.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
21st June 2019
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.
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.
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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