Events in the 20th Century

Apollo 12
Apollo 12
Events

Apollo 12 was the sixth manned mission in the Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and...

Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
Events

The Greek Civil War , fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Governmental forces, receiving logistical support by the United Kingdom at first and later by the United...

Newark riots
Newark riots
Events

The 1967 Newark Riots were a major civil disturbance that occurred in the city of Newark, New Jersey between July 12 and July 17, 1967. The six days of rioting, looting, and destruction left...

Battle of Gallipoli
Battle of Gallipoli
Events

The Gallipoli Campaign took place at Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey from 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, during the First World War. A joint British Empire and French operation was mounted...

First Battle of Ypres
First Battle of Ypres
Events

The First Battle of Ypres, also called the Battle of Flanders, was the last major battle of the first year of World War I . This battle and the Battle of the Yser marked the end of the...

Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Trianon
Events

The Treaty of Trianon is the peace treaty concluded at the end of World War I by the Allies of World War I, on one side, and Hungary, seen as a successor of Austria-Hungary, on the other. It...

Wuchang Uprising
Wuchang Uprising
Events

The Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911 started the Xinhai Revolution, which led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China . In 1900, the ruling...

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Events

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, also known as the Amritsar Massacre, was named after the Jallianwala Bagh in the northern Indian city of Amritsar where, on April 13, 1919, British Indian...

Wall Street Crash of 1929
Wall Street Crash of 1929
Events

The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the ’29 Crash, the Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of October 1929, the Great Wall Street Crash of 1929, 1929 Great...

1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
Events

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France. The home city of Pierre...

1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
Events

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games...

1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
Events

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy, in 1960. Rome had been awarded the organization of...

1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
Events

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first...

Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
Events

On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, France. Her companion Dodi Fayed and the driver...

Dot-com bubble
Dot-com bubble
Events

The "dot-com bubble" (or sometimes the "I.T. bubble") was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1998–2001 (with a climax on March 10, 2000 with the NASDAQ peaking at 5132.52) during which...

Battle of Dublin
Battle of Dublin
Events

The Battle of Dublin, a week of street fighting in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, from 28 June to 5 July 1922, marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War 1922–23. The fighting began with...

Dublin Lockout
Dublin Lockout
Events

The Dublin Lockout was a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers which took place in Ireland's capital city of Dublin. The dispute lasted...

Woodstock Festival
Woodstock Festival
Events

Woodstock Music & Art Fair (informally, Woodstock or The Woodstock Festival) was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music", held at Max Yasgur's 600-acre...

Blond Ambition Tour
Blond Ambition Tour
Musical Albums, Events

The Blond Ambition World Tour was the third concert tour by American singer-songwriter, Madonna. The tour was launched in support of her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer, and the...

Let's Get to It Tour
Let's Get to It Tour
Musical Albums, Events

The Let's Get to It Tour was a Kylie Minogue concert tour that took place in the UK and Ireland in late 1991. At the request of British fans, the tour became a continuation of the previous...

1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
Events

The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as hosts by FIFA on 1 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who...

Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Events

The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The...

Apollo 13
Apollo 13
Events

Apollo 13 was the third manned mission by the United States that was intended to land on the Moon, but a mid-mission technical malfunction forced the lunar landing to be aborted. The crew...

Apollo 11
Apollo 11
Events

The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon. It was also the second...

1940s
1940s
Events

The 1940s was the decade that started on January 1, 1940 and ended on December 31, 1949. The Second World War took place in the first half of the decade, which had a profound effect on most...

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