This queen of the United Kingdom, who reigned for over 63 years, dies.
1902
Empress Dowager Cixi returns to Beijing after this uprising.
1903
King Edward VII is proclaimed emperor of this country, like his predecessor.
1904
The distress signal CQD is established, which would two years later be replaced by this.
1905
This famous railway line opens in Russia.
1906
The shah of this country is forced by revolutionaries to grant a constitution.
1907
An earthquake hits this Caribbean island, then still under British rule.
1908
Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod expedition sets sail to explore this continent.
1909
The volcano on Stromboli Island, which belongs to this country, erupts.
1910
A fire destroys the parliament and sultan's residence in this city.
1911
New South Wales cedes the territory of this future Australian capital to the federal government.
1912
Imperial rule ends in this east Asian country.
1913
In a coup d'état, Ismail Enver Pascha comes to power in this empire.
1914
This American automobile manufacturer announces the eight-hour work day.
1915
The Ottoman army conducts a raid on this strategically important canal, held by the UK.
1916
This European capital is first bombed by German zeppelins in World War I.
1917
For $25 million, the Danish West Indies, part of the Virgin Islands, are sold to this country.
1918
The 'Fourteen Points' speech is delivered by this US president.
1919
The Paris Peace Conference opens in this palace.
1920
This country refuses to extradite the German Kaiser, who was living there in exile.
1921
This man, who would later become Prime Minister of the UK, becomes Secretary of State for the Colonies.
1922
Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the parliament of this recently autonomous country.
1923
France and Belgium occupy this German territory.
1924
This leader of the Russian revolution dies.
1925
Norway's capital, Kristiania, renames itself back to this.
1926
This biggest German airline is founded.
1927
In the so-called Banana Wars, the United States invade and occupy this country in Central America.
1928
This Russian revolutionary is arrested and exiled.
1929
This Catholic missionary begins charity work in Calcutta.
1930
This international organization, founded in the aftermath of World War I, observes its 10th anniversary.
1931
This inventor submits his last patent application.
1932
After various conflicts with the Japanese, this Chinese leader instructs the military to prepare for defending China's national existence.
1933
This man is appointed chancellor of Germany.
1934
Germany signs a non-aggression pact with this neighboring country.
1935
The Barker Gang is killed in a shootout with this US law enforcement agency.
1936
Italy is criticized for the bombing of hospitals and use of poison gas in this country recently invaded by them.
1937
This US president is sworn in for his second term.
1938
In the Metro tunnels of this Spanish city, a large amount of ammunition from the ongoing civil war explodes, killing at least 96 people.
1939
This disappeared aviation pioneer is declared dead.
1940
This leading Nazi, commander of the Luftwaffe, assumes control of most war-related industries in Germany.
1941
British and Australian forces attack this Italian colony.
1942
The Japanese and US fight the Battle of Bataan in this modern-day country.
1943
The first ghetto uprisings in this city begin.
1944
The United States invade several Japanese-held islands belonging to this modern-day Oceanian country.
1945
The Red Army liberates this infamous concentration camp.
1946
The first meeting of the United Nations is held in this capital.
1947
This famous gangster, boss of the Chicago Outfit, dies.
1948
This Indian pacifist is assassinated.
1949
In Israel's first elections, this man becomes prime minister.
1950
In response to the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb tests, president Truman orders the development of this type of bomb.
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1951
In the Korean War, this city is captured by Communist troops for the second time.
1952
Jonas Salk develops the first effective vaccine against this disease.
1953
This former general takes office as president of the United States.
1954
This first nuclear powered submarine is launched by the US navy.
1955
This Allied country announces the end of the war with Germany.
1956
Gamal Abdel Nasser, leader of Egypt, vows to reconquer this region.
1957
Israel withdraws from this peninsula, captured from Egypt the previous October.
1958
Three months after its launch, this satellite falls from its orbit and burns up.
1959
The USA and USSR recognize the new Cuban government under this man.
1960
This man announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1961
The US severs diplomatic relations with this Caribbean country, which would not be restored until 2015.
1962
A coup and counter-coup occur in this Caribbean nation.
1963
The United Kingdom's entry in the European Common Market is vetoed by this French president.
1964
The US government first acknowledges this habit to be unhealthy.
1965
Protests break out in India, because of which this predominant language does not become the official language of India.
1966
The home of civil rights activist Vernon Dahmer is bombed by the White Knights, considered the most militant chapter of this white supremacist organization.
1967
Spain and West Germany establish relations with this Eastern European country, which would continue to be one of few Communist countries on good terms with the West.
1968
This campaign is started by Viet Cong forces in the Vietnam War.
1969
The USSR launches probes Venera 5 and 6 toward this planet.
1970
In this African country, the civil war ends with the capitulation of the Republic of Biafra, whose secession sparked the war.
1971
This dictator seizes power in Uganda.
1972
The development of this NASA spacecraft is initiated.
1973
This man becomes President for Life in the Philippines.
1974
Bülent Ecevit becomes Prime Minister of this country.
1975
A constitution reform reduces the role of the monarch to representation in this northern European country.
1976
The trial of this communist terrorist group begins in Germany.
1977
This US president succeeds Gerald Ford.
1978
A referendum in Chile supports the policies of this dictator.
1979
This Cambodian dictator is deposed by Vietnamese forces.
1980
Piersanti Mattarella, president of Sicily, is assassinated by this criminal organization.
1981
Jiang Qing, widow of this Chinese leader, is sentenced to death.
1982
'Elk Cloner', the first of this type of malicious computer program, is written.
1983
The migration from ARPANET to TCP/IP is completed, marking the beginning of this.
1984
This personal computer, developed by Apple, is first sold.
1985
This Danish autonomous region leaves the European Economic Community.
1986
This Space Shuttle disintegrates after start, killing 7 astronauts.
1987
In Canada, the town of Frobisher Bay changes its name to Iqaluit, which had always been used by this native people.
1988
The USSR begins this program of economical restructuring.
1989
This long-reigning Emperor of Japan dies.
1990
After a US invasion, General Manuel Noriega is deposed as this country's leader.
1991
Harald V becomes king of this Scandinavian country.
1992
Several countries declare independence from this multiethnic Balkans nation.
1993
In the Velvet Divorce, this central European country dissolves into two new countries.
1994
Bill Clinton and this Russian president sign the Kremlin accords, stopping the preprogrammed aiming of nuclear weapons at each other's countries.
1995
The opening statements on this famous murder case take place.
1996
This European country stops nuclear weapon tests.
1997
This woman becomes the first female Secretary of State in the US.
1998
Terrorist Ted Kaczynski, also known as this, pleads guilty.
1999
This European currency is established.
2000
This company announces the largest corporate merger in history with an agreement to buy Time Warner.
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