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the peace settlement between Germany and the Allied Powers that officially ended World War I
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the transformation of the Russian Empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), replacing Russia’s traditional monarchy with the world’s first Communist state
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 90% of its value between its record high close of 381.2
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Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria
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the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese fighter planes
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The Soviet Government has announced the final defeat of the German 6th Army at the port of Stalingrad, in southern Russia
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the Allies invade Western Europe in the largest attack in history
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end of the war
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the partition of the British Indian Empire[1] that led to the creation, on 14 August 1947
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the culmination of the Chinese Communist Party's drive to power since its founding in 1921 and the second part of Chinese Civil War
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declare the establishment of an old/new country > Israel
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a civil war between North and South Korea, but became international when the United Nations joined to support South Korea and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) entered to aid North Korea
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The Viet Minh victory at Dien Bien Phu signaled the end of French colonial
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Egypt pressed for evacuation of British troops from the Suez Canal Zone, and in July 1956 President Nasser nationalized the canal
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former army Sergeant Fulgencio Batista seized power during a hotly contested election
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social-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China
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Egyptian and Syrian forces launched a coordinated attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar
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Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories
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Berlin Wall started to come down
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Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990, Egypt called on the United States and other Western nations to intervene,by mid-January 1991, and the Persian Gulf War began
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genocidal mass slaughter of Tutsi and moderate Hutu in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority
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19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City,
