Modern Era
Tehran Conference (1943): The First Meeting of the Big Three
The Allies fixed the invasion of France for May 1944, Stalin promised to fight Japan after Germany's defeat, and the outlines of post-war Europe were sketched.
All Articles
Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Modern Era
March on Rome (1922): How Mussolini's Fascists Took Power
King Victor Emmanuel III refused to declare martial law and appointed Mussolini prime minister, creating the first fascist-led government.
Modern Era
Battle of Spion Kop (1900): The Bloody Hilltop of the Boer War
Boer victory; the British abandoned the summit and the relief of Ladysmith was delayed by more than a month.
Modern Era
Mexican Revolution (1910-1920): Madero, Villa and Zapata
Porfirio Díaz was overthrown, the old federal army was destroyed, the Constitution of 1917 was adopted and power passed to the Sonoran revolutionary leaders by 1920.
Modern Era
Ford Model T (1908): The Car That Put America on Wheels
The Model T became the best-selling car of its age, with about 15 million built in the United States, and turned the automobile into an everyday necessity.
Modern Era
Second Schleswig War (1864): Prussia and Austria vs Denmark
Danish defeat; by the Treaty of Vienna Denmark ceded Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria.
Middle Ages
William of Rubruck's Journey to the Mongol Court (1253-1255)
Rubruck reached Möngke's court and returned with a detailed eyewitness report, but no alliance or mission resulted.
Middle Ages
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem: The Leper King Who Fought Saladin
Baldwin IV held the Kingdom of Jerusalem together against Saladin for eleven years, but died at 23 leaving a divided court and a child heir.
Middle Ages
Siege of Calais (1346-1347) and the Six Burghers of Calais
Calais surrendered to Edward III after eleven months and remained English until 1558.
Middle Ages
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians (911–918): Warrior Ruler
Æthelflæd secured English Mercia, recovered Derby and Leicester from the Danes and prepared the way for the unification of England.
Middle Ages
Skanderbeg (1443): Albania's Revolt Against the Ottomans
Skanderbeg held off repeated Ottoman invasions until his death in 1468; Krujë fell in 1478 and Albania came under Ottoman rule.
Early Modern
Execution of Louis XVI (1793): Trial and Death of the French King
The former king was guillotined, the French Republic was committed to regicide and the war with Europe's monarchies widened within weeks.