On the 5th June 1967, Israel launched a series of pre-emptive strikes against the Egyptian air force that marked the start of the Six Day War.
21st November 1974: The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people and injure 182
21st November 2020
The first professional archaeological excavation began in the Qumran Caves, the location of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
13th April 1919: British troops commit the Amritsar Massacre
13th April 2021
12th April 1945: Harry Truman becomes president of the USA
12th April 2021
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019