Modern Era
Warsaw Uprising (1944): The Polish Home Army's 63-Day Revolt
German victory: the uprising was crushed after 63 days, up to 200,000 civilians died, the population was expelled and most of the city was destroyed.
All Articles
Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Modern Era
Long March (1934-1935): Mao and the Red Army's Epic Retreat
The Central Red Army survived with a small fraction of its strength, established a new base in Shaanxi, and Mao Zedong emerged as the Communists' leading figure.
Modern Era
Xinhai Revolution (1911): The Fall of China's Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty abdicated on 12 February 1912 and the Republic of China replaced more than two millennia of imperial rule.
Modern Era
Turing's 'On Computable Numbers' (1936): The Universal Machine
Turing defined computability, showed that Hilbert's decision problem has no general solution and introduced the universal machine underlying stored-program computers.
Modern Era
Entente Cordiale (1904): Britain and France End Old Rivalries
Britain and France resolved their main colonial disputes and began a diplomatic partnership that grew into the Triple Entente with Russia.
Middle Ages
Ashikaga Shogunate (1336): Muromachi Japan and Two Courts
A new warrior government based in Kyoto was founded, while rival Northern and Southern Courts fought until 1392.
Middle Ages
Battle of La Forbie (1244): Crusader Defeat near Gaza
Decisive Egyptian and Khwarazmian victory; the field army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem was destroyed and its Syrian Muslim allies routed.
Middle Ages
Wycliffe Bible and the Lollards: The First Full English Bible
The Wycliffite Bible circulated widely in manuscript despite a ban on unlicensed translation, while Wycliffe's Lollard followers were persecuted as heretics until the Reformation.
Middle Ages
Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066): End of the Viking Age
Decisive English victory; Harald Hardrada and Tostig were killed and the Norwegian survivors sailed home in 24 ships.
Early Modern
Palace of Versailles: Louis XIV Moves the Court There (1682)
Versailles became the official residence of the French kings and the centre of government until 1789, and a model for palaces across Europe.
Early Modern
La Pérouse Expedition (1785-1788): The Lost French Voyage
The two frigates charted much of the Pacific rim but were wrecked at Vanikoro in 1788 with no confirmed survivors; their fate was solved only from 1826 onwards.
Contemporary
2023 Maui Wildfires: The Destruction of Historic Lahaina, Hawaii
The fire killed 102 people and destroyed about 2,200 structures, most of Lahaina; it was the deadliest US wildfire since 1918.