On This Day

World War II Reshaped Global Order and Defined Modern H...

A sweeping conflict from 1939 to 1945 transformed nations, redrew borders, and e...

German Forces In Italy Move Toward Surrender In War’s F...

Secret negotiations hasten collapse of Nazi control and deepen tensions among Al...

The Rise And Fall Of Benito Mussolini Reshaped Modern E...

From socialist beginnings to fascist dictatorship, his rule ended violently and ...

The first British royal visit to the US, and what was o...

No reigning British monarch stepped foot on United States soil until 1939. King ...

Saur Revolution Overthrows Afghan Government and Ignite...

Violent 1978 coup in Kabul reshaped Afghanistan’s political direction and deepen...

German Invasion of Yugoslavia Reshaped Balkans During W...

Swift Axis campaign dismantled a fragile state and ignited years of resistance a...

Guernica Bombing Remembered As Defining Moment In Moder...

Civilian tragedy in Spain reshaped global understanding of aerial warfare and hu...

Germans introduce poison gas

22 April 1915.

Lenin returns to Russia from exile

16 April 1917.

Soviets agree to withdraw from Afghanistan

14 April 1988.

U.S. troops withdraw from Vietnam

29 March 1973.

“Wise Men” advise President Johnson to negotiate peace ...

After being told by Defense Secretary Clark Clifford that the Vietnam War is a “...

Yugoslavia joins the Axis Powers

25 March 1941.

Queen Elizabeth I dies

24 March 1603.