The atomic bomb “Little Boy” is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay on Hiroshima, Japan. The atomic bomb known as **”Little Boy”** was…
5 August 1962
Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990. Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment was one of the defining events in South Africa’s struggle against…
4 August 1995
Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins. The Croatian War of Independence was fought between 1991 and 1995 as…
3 August 1972
The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was a landmark arms control agreement signed on 26 May 1972…
2 August 1274
Edward I of England returns from the Ninth Crusade and is crowned King seventeen days later. The Ninth Crusade (1271–1272) is generally regarded as the…
1 August 1936
The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. The **1936 Berlin Olympics**, officially known as the Games of the XI…
31 July 1856
Christchurch, New Zealand, is chartered as a city. Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island, was founded on land that had long been…
30 July 1871
The Staten Island Ferry Westfield’s boiler explodes, killing over 85 people. The **Staten Island Ferry** has a history dating back to the early eighteenth century,…
29 July 1148
The Siege of Damascus ends in a decisive crusader defeat and leads to the disintegration of the Second Crusade. The **Second Crusade** (1147–1149) was launched…
28 July 1935
First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. The **Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress** was one of the most famous heavy bombers of the Second World…