On this day

100 years ago today.
Poland miraculously defeats Russia at the Battle of Warsaw.

This victory halted the spread of communism. With a communist Poland
on its doorstep, communism rather than fascism, could have likely dictated
the political scene in Germany, and any European war would likely have seen
the might of Russia and Germany united against western Europe.

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On this day, 81 years ago, second world war started...

On this date in 1985, a U.S.-French expedition located the wreckage of the Titanic on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean roughly 400 miles off Newfoundland.

1715: King Louis XIV of France, the "Sun King", died in Versailles after reigning for 72 years - the longest in European history.

150 years ago today (2nd Sept 1870)

Prussia decisively beats France at the Battle of Sedan
taking over 100,000 prisoners including Napoleon III.

This turning point in European history is seen by many
as instrumental in the unification of Germany. ...

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1788 on the 8th of September Captain Bligh discovers the Bountyislands, which he names after his ship, the HMS Bounty

10th September 1942

Operation Stream Line Jane begins on Madagascar.

British and Commonwealth troops with Dutch and Polish naval support
seize the entire island from the Vichy French by the end of October.

Historians see this as a pivotal moment in the war against Japan
as it denied them a naval base in the western Indian Ocean.

On this date in 1813, an American naval force commanded by Oliver H. Perry defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Afterward, Perry sent the message, "We have met the enemy and they are ours."

On this date 250 years ago (in 1770) denmark gave freedom of press. It was limited again in 1799 but hey it is an Achievement anyway.

super mario brothers turns 35 today



i feel so dang olde

400 years ago today (16th Sept)
The Mayflower leaves Plymouth for the Promised Land.

On this date in 1862, Union forces repulsed a Confederate invasion of Maryland in the Civil War battle of Antietam. With 23,100 killed, wounded or captured, it remains the bloodiest day in U.S. military history.

400 years ago today (17th September)
Battle of Cecora (Tutora) between Poland and the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottomans decisively beat a vastly outnumbered Polish-Lithuanian force.
Giving the Ottomans control over Moldavia and modern day Ukraine.

The Battle of Cecora is commemorated on Warsaw's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Im a day late but yesterday some years ago they started filming The Life of Brian.