Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
On June 28, 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a Bosnia Serb nationalist, sparking World War I.
On June 28, 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a Bosnia Serb nationalist, sparking World War I.
On June 26, 1945, 50 nations signed the United Nations Charter.
On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton established the American Red Cross.
One of the most well known maritime disasters in history occurred on April 14, 1912, when the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank.
On April 11, 1919, the International Labour Organization was created.
The first Olympic Games in 1,500 years began on April 6, 1896, in Athens, Greece. Pierre de Coubertin had founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and worked to revive the Olympic Games to promote peace and stability.
U Thant was born in Pantanaw, British Burma, on January 22, 1909.
On January 18, 1778, Captain James Cook became the first European to reach the Hawaiian islands.
On December 31, 1951, the Marshall Plan expired after providing aid to millions of people in Western Europe.