A hub for uprisings, leaders, and political shocks connected to the French Revolution and the Napoleonic age.
June 22, 2026
Napoleon's Ambassador Jacques Lauriston delivers a diplomatic note in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, on June 22, 1812, formally declaring war…
June 18, 2026
The Battle of Waterloo, fought on June 18, 1815, was a decisive battle in European history, marking the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte and the end…
July 12, 2026
On July 12, 2012, Syrian government forces raided residential blocks in Tremseh, killing between 68 and 150 civilians, a figure corroborated…
July 8, 2026
Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos' forces defeat Hungarians at Sirmium on July 8, 1167, in the western Balkans, forcing a peace treaty.
July 4, 2026
Władysław Sikorski dies as a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator crashes into the sea off Gibraltar on July 4, 1943, killing sixteen passengers, including…
July 3, 2026
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial at Gettysburg on July 3, 1938, lighting a natural gas flame that symbolizes…
June 30, 2026
Brigadier General Omar al-Bashir leads a bloodless coup in Khartoum, Sudan in 1989, overthrowing the democratically elected government of Prime Minister…
June 28, 2026
Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles in Versailles, France in 1919, ending the state of war with the Allies and imposing harsh reparations, reshaping…
June 25, 2026
Two killed and 21 injured in Oslo's London Pub and other venues on June 25, 2022, in an act of Islamist terrorism targeting Pride events in Norway.
June 23, 2026
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Premier Alexei Kosygin met in Glassboro, New Jersey, on June 23, 1967, for a three-day summit that convened at a critical…
June 20, 2026
Bill Stewart, an American journalist, was shot dead by a Nicaraguan National Guard soldier in Managua, Nicaragua in 1979, sparking international outrage…
June 17, 2026
Iceland's 1944 declaration of independence from Denmark in Reykjavik ends Danish rule, establishing a republic that day.
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