One of the most destructive volcanic events in modern history occurred when Krakatoa’s eruption reached its climax.
16th March 1190: The Jewish population of York massacred in a pogrom
16th March 2020
The 24th August AD 79 is traditionally believed to have been the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out numerous Roman settlements including Pompeii and Herculaneum.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018