Allied Invasion of Sicily
On July 10, 1943, the Allies launched their successful invasion of Sicily, dubbed Operation Husky.
On July 10, 1943, the Allies launched their successful invasion of Sicily, dubbed Operation Husky.
On February 9, 1943, the Allies claimed a major victory and marked the end of the Guadalcanal Campaign.
On December 18, 1918, war-torn and recently independent Latvia issued its first stamps, printed on the back of German military maps.
On December 11, 1946, the United Nations created UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund).
Sun Yat-Sen was born on November 12, 1866, in Xiangshan County, Guangdong, China.
On November 9, 1906, Theodore Roosevelt visited the Panama Canal Zone, marking the first time a sitting US president visited another country.
On September 25, 1513, explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa became the first European to lay eyes on the Pacific Ocean.
After more than eight years of fighting, the American Revolutionary War came to and end on September 3, 1783, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
On August 31, 1997, the world was shocked when Princess Diana was involved in a car crash that took her life.