Home
•
Search
•
Translate
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
User:Hawkeye7
|
War/Selected anniversaries
August 2
216 BC
- The
Romans
are defeated at the
Battle of Cannae
by
Hannibal
.
1798
-
Second Coalition
: The
Battle of the Nile
between
French
and
British
navies ends with a British victory.
1916
-
World War I
: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship
Leonardo da Vinci
in
Taranto
.
1918
-
Japan
announces that it is deploying troops to
Siberia
in the aftermath of
World War I
.
1943
-
PT-109
, with future president of the United States Lieutenant
John F. Kennedy
commanding, sinks.
1945
-
World War II
:
Potsdam Conference
, in which the
Allied Powers
discuss the future of defeated
Germany
, concludes.
1964
-
North Vietnam
allegedly fires on a US destroyer in the
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
.
1990
-
Iraq
invades
Kuwait
, eventually leading to the
Gulf War
.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
User:Hawkeye7
|
War/Selected anniversaries
August 2
216 BC
- The
Romans
are defeated at the
Battle of Cannae
by
Hannibal
.
1798
-
Second Coalition
: The
Battle of the Nile
between
French
and
British
navies ends with a British victory.
1916
-
World War I
: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship
Leonardo da Vinci
in
Taranto
.
1918
-
Japan
announces that it is deploying troops to
Siberia
in the aftermath of
World War I
.
1943
-
PT-109
, with future president of the United States Lieutenant
John F. Kennedy
commanding, sinks.
1945
-
World War II
:
Potsdam Conference
, in which the
Allied Powers
discuss the future of defeated
Germany
, concludes.
1964
-
North Vietnam
allegedly fires on a US destroyer in the
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
.
1990
-
Iraq
invades
Kuwait
, eventually leading to the
Gulf War
.
Videos
Youtube
|
Vimeo
|
Bing
Websites
Google
|
Yahoo
|
Bing
Encyclopedia
Google
|
Yahoo
|
Bing
Facebook
Top Of Page
Home
•
Search
•
Translate
©
CSE