On the 10th December 1901, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine.
24th June 1812: Napoleon begins his failed invasion of Russia
24th June 2017
On the 18th November 1916, the Battle of the Somme ended when German troops retired from the final large British attack at the Battle of the Ancre amid worsening weather.
On the 11th November 1918, fighting on the First World War’s Western Front ended when representatives from the Allies and Germany signed the Armistice of Compiègne.
On the 25th October 1415, the English king Henry V celebrated a major victory in the Hundred Years War when he defeated the numerically superior French army at the Battle of Agincourt.
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.
On the 22nd August 1485, King Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth and the forces of Henry Tudor brought the Plantagenet dynasty to an end.
On the 7th August 1964, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by the United States Congress.
The Franco-Prussian War began with a declaration of war by the French emperor, Napoleon III.
The Pig War border confrontation began when Lyman Cutlar shot a British-owned pig on San Juan Island.
12th December 1935: Nazis introduce Lebensborn programme
12th December 2018
10th December 1901: The first Nobel Prizes awarded
10th December 2018
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017