The German fighter pilot Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was shot down and ...

The Treaty of London was signed, which recognised and guaranteed the independence and neutrality of ...

On the 17th April 1492, the Catholic Monarchs of Spain – Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand – signed an agreement to support Christopher Columbus’ voyage in which he crossed the Atlantic and discovered the ...

The Treaty of Rapallo meant the two countries ended all territorial and financial arguments stemming from the previous Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and agreed to ‘co-operate in a spirit of mutual goodwill in meeting the economic needs of both ...

On 15th April 1755, Samuel Johnson published "A Dictionary of the English Language" in ...

The future Roman Emperor Titus began the Siege of Jerusalem, during which the Second Temple was burned and ...

The Canadian Corps successfully captured Vimy Ridge in the First World ...

Eichmann was known as the architect of the Final Solution, the man who coordinated the transportation of Jews from across Europe to Death Camps in the ...

The United States table tennis team heralded the era of ‘ping pong diplomacy’ by becoming the first official American delegation to visit China in 20 ...

Times Square in New York was given its name shortly after the offices of The New York Times moved to the ...