1914 - Germany declared war on Russia and shots were fired between French and German border patrols. Italy declared its neutrality.
1944 - The 63-day Warsaw Uprising began when Poles rebelled against Nazi occupation.
1960 - Benin (formerly Dahomey) proclaimed its independence.
1973 - Walter Ulbricht, long-time leader of East Germany's Communist...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in China said they have detained a 30-year-old Canadian man surnamed Wu on suspicion of committing rape, with state media identifying him as Chinese-born pop singer Kris...
1910 - British murderer Dr Hawley Crippen was arrested on a ship off Canada. Although disguised, the Captain recognised him and radioed Scotland Yard. This was the first arrest effected by radio.
1954 - Mount Godwin-Austen (K2) in the Himalayas was first climbed by an Italian expedition led by Ardito...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amanda Knox, the American woman who was tried and acquitted of murder in Italy more than a decade ago, has hit out at a Hollywood movie...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Screen actor Bob Odenkirk, best known as the sardonic, morally conflicted criminal defense lawyer on television's "Better Call Saul," said on Friday he was recovering from a...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of Hollywood's biggest talent agencies on Friday hit out at the Disney movie studio in an escalating public dispute over claims by Scarlett Johansson that she...
