Historical events Archive
American troops and equipment on a Leyte Philippine Islands beachhead 20 October 1944.
Freddy Mercury at Wembley Stadium, 1986.
Russian Army 1892
After World War 1, the French army wished to modernize their tank force, including the construction of a new heavy tank.
British Army officer travelling in a hammock – Sierra Leone 1920
Soldiers from Battery B 3rd Battalion 320th Field Artillery Regiment 101st Airborne Division pause at the end of a patrol near Wynot Iraq. Photo: The U.S. Army / Flickr.
Piasecki VZ-8 Airgeep prototype being operated by the U.S. Army.
August 14th 1915 – Gallipoli
The explosion that created the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened 30 years ago today.
Dingo Scout Cars halt during a parade through Sydney in December 1942.
