historical events

By kayleigh2000

  • boy scouts of america incorporated

  • queen victoria dies

  • second hague peace conference

  • world war 1

  • russian revolutionaries excute the former czar and his family

  • league of nations holds first meeting at geneve

  • adult hitler's 'been hall putsch' in munich fails

  • general strike in britain brings nations activities to standstill

  • britain, u.s., japan, france and italy sign naval disamamet treaty nazis gain in german elections

  • second world war begins

  • germany attacks the balkans and russia, japanease surprise attack on the u.s. fleet at pearl harbour brings us. into world war one

  • u.s. and britain declare war on japan

  • anne's franks 'the diary of a young girl' published

  • first atomic submarine nautins launched

  • u.s. breaks diplomatic relations with cuba

  • france and west germany sign treaty of coopersation ending four centuries of conflict

  • black teengers riot in watts, nos angeles, two men killed and at least 25 injured.

  • first woman episcopal priest ordained

  • air controllers strikes, disrupting flights

  • british overcome argentina in falkands war

  • the u.s. planes attack libyan 'terrorist centers'

  • world wide web debuts

  • Concorde crashes in france

    Air France Flight 4590 was a Concorde flight from Charles de Gaulle International Airport near Paris, France, travelling to JFK International Airport in New York City.

  • A devastating terrorist attack leaves 3,000 dead in America

  • The dwarf planet Quaoar is discovered

    Quaoar is a binary, trans-Neptunian object and dwarf planet. It was discovered on 4th June 2002 by astronomers at the California Institute of Technology. It orbits at 43 astronomical units (6.4×109 km; 4.0×109 mi) from the Sun, with an orbital period of 286 years. It has a single tiny moon called Weywot.

  • Suicide bombers in London kill 56 people, injure 700 others