1918 - Germany and its allies signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Russia, ending hostilities between them in World War One.
1931 - "The Star-Spangled...
1918 - Germany and its allies signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Russia, ending hostilities between them in World War One.
1931 - "The Star-Spangled...
1922 - Britain formally declared Egypt's independence, but retained control of the Suez Canal and the country's defence.
1994 - South Korean, 73, breaks record...
1921 - Russian soldiers capture Tbilisi and declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
1948 - In Czechoslovakia, President Edvard Benes accepted the resignations of non-Communist...
1935 - Grand Prix in Pau.
1946 - Juan Peron elected as president in Argentina.
2000 - Philippines Mayon Volcano erupts, causing thousands to flee their...
1934 - Edward Elgar, English composer, died.
1965 - Stan Laurel, British-born half of the Laurel and Hardy comedy duo, died.
1981 - Lieutenant Colonel Antonio...
1919 - International Socialist and Bavarian Premier Herr Kurt Eisner shot and killed.
1948 - NASCAR founded in Daytona Beach, Florida.
1972 - Richard Nixon became...
1942 - Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace.
1942 - In World War Two, the Japanese invaded Portuguese Timor; Portugal protested...