Eventi storici.

1996 Mount Everest disaster

10.05.1996 → 11.05.1996

Multiple mountaineers died in a violent storm during summit attempts on Everest in May 1996.

genocidio del Ruanda

07.04.1994 → 15.07.1994

Conosciuto anche come 1994 Genocide against Tutsi · génocide au Rwanda · génocide contre les Tutsis de 1994

genocidio di massa perpetrato in Ruanda

Battle of Mogadishu (1993)

03.10.1993 → 04.10.1993

U.S. forces and Somali militia fought in Mogadishu during an attempted capture mission.

Oslo Accords

13.09.1993

Israeli and Palestinian leaders signed the Oslo Declaration of Principles after secret negotiations.

Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

02.08.1990

Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait, triggering international military intervention and the Gulf War.

caduta del Muro di Berlino

09.11.1989

Conosciuto anche come Berlin Duvarı'nın Yıkılışı · Berlin Wall demolition · Berlin Wall fall

evento storico facente parte delle rivoluzioni del 1989, avvenuto il 9 novembre quando il muro venne aperto e parzialmente demolito

1988 Chilean national plebiscite

05.10.1988

Chilean voters rejected the extension of Augusto Pinochet's presidency in a landmark plebiscite.

June Democratic Struggle

10.06.1987 → 29.06.1987

Conosciuto anche come June Democracy Movement · June Struggle · Juni-Aufstand

South Korean democracy protests forced concessions toward direct presidential elections in June 1987.

disastro di Cernobyl'

26.04.1986

Conosciuto anche come 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster · accidente de Chernóbil · accidente nuclear de Chernóbil

incidente nucleare

Trial of the Juntas (Argentina)

1985

Argentine prosecutors tried members of the former military dictatorship for crimes committed during the Dirty War.

Colpo di Stato spagnolo del 1981

23.02.1981 → 24.02.1981

Conosciuto anche come 1981 İspanyol darbe girişimi · 1981 Spanish coup d'etat · 23-F

colpo di Stato del 1981

Massacro di Gwangju

18.05.1980 → 27.05.1980

Conosciuto anche come Gwangju-Aufstand · Gwangju Ayaklanması · Gwangju massacre

1980 anti-government uprising in South Korea

December Twelfth military coup

12.12.1979

South Korean military officers led by Chun Doo-hwan seized control of key military institutions in December 1979.

Frost–Nixon interviews

1977

David Frost's televised interviews with former President Richard Nixon became a major public examination of Watergate.

Fall of Saigon

30.04.1975

North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, ending the war and precipitating political reunification under communist leadership.

golpe cileno del 1973

11.09.1973

Conosciuto anche come 11 de setembro de 1973 · 11. September 1973 · 1973 Şili Darbesi

colpo di Stato del 1973

1972 Andes plane crash

13.10.1972

Conosciuto anche come 1972 Andes flight disaster · Accidente aéreo de los Andes · Accidente del vuelo 571 de la fuerza aerea uruguaya

Flight 571 crashed in the Andes, leading survivors to endure extreme conditions before rescue.

Munich massacre (1972)

05.09.1972 → 06.09.1972

Members of a Palestinian militant group took Israeli Olympic team members hostage in Munich, ending in their deaths and a failed rescue.

Bloody Sunday (1972)

30.01.1972

British troops shot civil rights demonstrators in Derry on 30 January 1972.

Watergate scandal

1972 → 1974

Investigations into the Watergate break-in and cover-up precipitated the resignation of U.S. President Nixon.

Publication of the Pentagon Papers

13.06.1971

The publication of classified Vietnam War history exposed government decision-making and sparked a major press-freedom dispute.

December 1970 protests in Poland

14.12.1970 → 22.12.1970

Workers' protests on the Polish Baltic coast were violently suppressed by communist authorities in December 1970.

Apollo 13 oxygen tank explosion

13.04.1970

An oxygen tank exploded aboard Apollo 13, forcing cancellation of the landing and a difficult crew rescue.

Apollo 11 Moon landing

20.07.1969

The first crewed lunar landing on 20 July 1969, when NASA Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin reached the Moon while Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit.

Apollo 8 first crewed lunar orbit

24.12.1968

Apollo 8 became the first crewed spacecraft to enter lunar orbit in December 1968.

Tet Offensive

1968

North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched coordinated attacks across South Vietnam in 1968.

Apollo 1 cabin fire

27.01.1967

Three astronauts died when fire engulfed the Apollo 1 command module during a ground test.

Disastro di Aberfan

21.10.1966

Conosciuto anche come Aberfan Faciası · Catástrofe de Aberfan · catastrophe d'Aberfan

incidente minerario avvenuto il 21 ottobre 1966 ad Aberfan, nel Galles

Selma to Montgomery marches

07.03.1965 → 25.03.1965

Civil-rights activists marched in Alabama to advance voting rights, culminating in a march to Montgomery.

crisi dei missili di Cuba

16.10.1962 → 28.10.1962

Conosciuto anche come 1962 Küba Füze Krizi · affaire des missiles de Cuba · crise de Cuba

confronto politico/militare tra Stati Uniti e Unione Sovietica (ottobre 1962)

Capture of Adolf Eichmann

11.05.1960

Israeli operatives captured Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Argentina and transported him to Israel for trial.

Death of Joseph Stalin

05.03.1953

Stalin's death created a Soviet power struggle and opened a new phase of leadership change.

Great Smog of London (1952)

05.12.1952 → 09.12.1952

Severe air pollution engulfed London for several days in December 1952 and caused thousands of deaths.

Battle of Chosin Reservoir

27.11.1950 → 13.12.1950

Conosciuto anche come bataille du réservoir de Chosin · Batalha de Chosin Reservoir · batalla de la reserva de Chosin

UN and Chinese troops fought around the Chosin Reservoir in a crucial Korean War engagement.

Annessione cinese del Tibet

06.10.1950 → 23.05.1951

Conosciuto anche come Anexação do Tibete pela República Popular da China · Anexión del Tíbet a la República Popular de China · Annessione cinese del Tibet

annessione del Tibet da parte della Repubblica popolare cinese (1951)

Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

30.01.1948

Conosciuto anche come asesinato de Gandhi · asesinato de Mahatma Gandhi · asesinato de Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse in January 1948.

Partition of India

1947

Conosciuto anche come Indépendance de l'Inde · Partição da Índia · Particion de la India

The partition of British India created India and Pakistan amid mass migration and communal violence.

International Military Tribunal for the Far East

1946 → 1948

Allied powers prosecuted senior Japanese leaders for wartime crimes at the Tokyo tribunal.

Nuremberg Trial of major war criminals

20.11.1945 → 01.10.1946

Conosciuto anche come Gerichtssaal 600 · Juicio de Nüremberg · Juicios de Nuremberg

The International Military Tribunal prosecuted leading Nazi officials for crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Japanese surrender announcement (1945)

15.08.1945

Emperor Hirohito's announcement of surrender followed intense internal debate and ended fighting for Japan.

bombardamento atomico di Hiroshima

06.08.1945

Conosciuto anche come atak atomowy na Hiroszimę · bombardamento atomico di Hiroshima · bombardeamento atómico de Hiroshima

bombardment of Hiroshima in Japan carried out by the United States using an atomic bomb at the end of the Second World War on 6 August 1945

Trinity

16.07.1945

Conosciuto anche come Dreifaltigkeitsbombe · El sitio Trinity · Ensayo Trinity

test nucleare del Progetto Manhattan

battaglia di Berlino

16.04.1945 → 02.05.1945

Conosciuto anche come bataille de Berlin · Batalha de Berlim · Batalla de Berlín

battaglia della seconda guerra mondiale

battaglia di Okinawa

01.04.1945 → 22.06.1945

Conosciuto anche come bataille d'Okinawa · batalha de Okinawa · batalla de Okinawa

battaglia della seconda guerra mondiale

Battle of Iwo Jima

19.02.1945 → 26.03.1945

Conosciuto anche come bataille d'Iwo Jima · Batalha de Iwo Jima · Batalla de Iwo-Jima

U.S. and Japanese forces fought for Iwo Jima in a major Pacific battle.

Operation Market Garden

17.09.1944 → 25.09.1944

Allied airborne and ground troops sought to secure bridges in the Netherlands; the operation failed to achieve key objectives.

Battle of Peleliu

15.09.1944 → 27.11.1944

U.S. Marines and Japanese defenders fought an exceptionally costly battle on Peleliu in 1944.

Warsaw Uprising

01.08.1944 → 02.10.1944

Conosciuto anche come Alzamiento de varsovia · Insurrection de varsovie · Insurrection de Varsovie (1944)

The 1944 armed uprising of the Polish Home Army and Warsaw residents against German occupation, lasting from 1 August until the capitulation on 2 October. Distinct from the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

20 July plot

20.07.1944

Conosciuto anche come 20. Juli 1944 · Atentado contra a vida de Hitler · Atentado de 20 de julho

German officers attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler and seize control of the Nazi state.

sbarco in Normandia

06.06.1944

Conosciuto anche come débarquement de Normandie · desembarco de Normandia · Desembarques da Normandia

operazione militare alleata di sbarco nella regione della Normandia

Arrest and execution of Sophie Scholl

18.02.1943 → 22.02.1943

Sophie Scholl and other White Rose resistance members were arrested, tried and executed by Nazi authorities in February 1943.

Massacri di polacchi in Volinia e Galizia orientale

02.1943 → 1945

Conosciuto anche come ludobójstwo wołyńskie · Masacre de polacos en Volinia · masacri della Volinia

genocidio di polacchi avvenuto durante la seconda guerra mondiale nella regione della Volinia

Operation Mincemeat

1943

British intelligence used a corpse with forged documents to misdirect Axis planning before the invasion of Sicily.

Battle of Stalingrad

17.07.1942 → 02.02.1943

The extended struggle for Stalingrad, conventionally dated 17 July 1942–2 February 1943, ending in the defeat of German-led Axis forces and constituting a turning point on the Eastern Front.

Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich

27.05.1942 → 04.06.1942

Czechoslovak operatives attacked Heydrich on 27 May; he died from wounds on 4 June 1942.

Conferenza di Wannsee

20.01.1942

Conosciuto anche come conférence de Wannsee · Conferencia de Wannsee · Conferência de Wansee

riunione del 1942 di pianificazione dell'Olocausto

Battle of Kokoda Track

1942

Australian and Japanese troops fought along the Kokoda Track in Papua during 1942.

Attack on Pearl Harbor

07.12.1941

Conosciuto anche come Angriff auf Pearl Harbor · Atak na Pearl Harbor · ataque a Pearl Harbor

The Japanese aerial attack on the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 7 December 1941, prompting the United States to enter World War II.

Dunkirk evacuation

26.05.1940 → 04.06.1940

Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk and nearby beaches during 26 May–4 June 1940, following the German advance in France.

Katyn massacre

1940

Conosciuto anche come François Naville · Katyn · Katyn Forest massacre

Soviet security forces murdered Polish prisoners and detainees in mass executions during spring 1940.

German invasion of Poland

01.09.1939 → 06.10.1939

Conosciuto anche come 1939 Defensive War · 1939 Invasion of Poland · Agresja Niemiec na Polskę (1939)

Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, initiating the European phase of World War II and destabilizing the multiethnic eastern borderlands.

Attack on Westerplatte

01.09.1939 → 07.09.1939

Polish troops defended Westerplatte against German attacks at the opening of World War II.

conferenza e accordo di Monaco

30.09.1938

Conosciuto anche come accordi di Monaco · accordo di Monaco · accords de Munich

incontro internazionale che si tenne dal 29 al 30 settembre 1938, fra i capi di governo di Regno Unito, Francia, Germania e Italia

Bombing of Guernica

26.04.1937

German and Italian aircraft bombed the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.

massacro di Nanchino

1937 → 1938

Conosciuto anche come Estupro de Nanquim · Masacre de Nankín · Masacre de Nanking

crimine di guerra

Salt March

12.03.1930 → 06.04.1930

Gandhi's march to the sea against the British salt tax became a landmark of Indian civil disobedience.

massacro di Amritsar

13.04.1919

Conosciuto anche come Amritsar Katliamı · Amritsar Massacre · Amritsar-Massaker

British Indian Army troops fire their rifles into crowd of unarmed Indian civilians (1919)

Gallipoli campaign

1915 → 1916

Allied forces fought an unsuccessful campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula against the Ottoman Empire.

Christmas truce of 1914

24.12.1914 → 26.12.1914

Unofficial fraternization and ceasefires occurred at parts of the Western Front at Christmas 1914.

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

28.06.1914

The killing of Austro-Hungarian heir Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914, which precipitated the July Crisis before World War I.

Sinking of the Titanic

14.04.1912 → 15.04.1912

Conosciuto anche come desastre del Titanic · hundimiento del RMS Titanic · hundimiento del Titanic

RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic during its maiden voyage, causing the deaths of approximately 1,500 people.

Wuchang Uprising

10.10.1911

Conosciuto anche come Aufstand von Wuchang · Levantamento de Wuchang · Levantamiento de Wuchang

The Wuchang military revolt sparked the 1911 Chinese Revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty.