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IJA troops move up alongside their Type-89 medium tanks during the initial offensive on Nanchang. (Pinterest) On this day in 1939, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) launched a massive assault on Nanchang, the capital of China's Jiangxi province. Facing them were soldiers of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army, a worn down but well-armed force on…
Clouds of mustard gas and other unidentified chemical substances rise into the air over Halabja. (Kurdistan.net) On this day in 1988, SU-22 jets from the Iraqi Air Force began dropping chemical munitions on Halabja, a Kurdish town located in Northern Iraq. Taking place during the Iran-Iraq War, the Iraqi air raid was, ostensibly, an effort…
"The Death of Julius Caesar", by Vincenzo Camuccini, 1806. (Public Domain) On this day in 44 BCE, Roman dictator Julius Caesar was murdered in the Senate. Arriving late in the Theatre of Pompey, Caesar was mobbed by senators asking about a petition. As the crowd closed ranks, a senator named Climber made a grab for…
Continue reading ➞ 03/15 – The Assassination of Julius Caesar
An illustration of the development of the Reef. Prior to 2012, much of the reef was underwater; now, it is an artificial island . (South China Sea - WordPress.com) On this day in 1988, a gunfight broke out on a small island in the South China Sea. In late 1987, Chinese troops of the People's…
Uranus. (World Atlas) On this day in 1781, Uranus was discovered by German military-band musician William Herschel. Originally thought to be a star by Hipparchos in 128 BCE, Uranus is in fact the third largest planet in our solar system and possessed of its own ring series. In honour of Herschel's groundbreaking discovery that enables…
Finnish soldiers ambushing Red Army troops during the Winter War. (Pinterest) On this day in 1940, the Moscow Peace Treaty was signed in Russia. The agreement marked the end of the Winter War, a 105-day conflict between Finland and the USSR. Intent on acquiring portions of Eastern Finnish territory for themselves, the Soviets had invaded…
Gorbachev (R) meeting with American president George H. W. Bush in 1991. (The Times of Israel) On this day in 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev was elected General Secretary of the Soviet Union (USSR). A former tractor driver, Gorbachev joined the Communist Party in his youth and attained a law degree during the Khrushchev Thaw of the…
Tibetan resistance members - including monks - handing over weapons to PLA authorities in the wake of the failed 1959 uprising. (The Telegraph) On this day in 1959, protests began in the Tibetan Autonomous Region in defiance of Chinese military occupiers. Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was slated to attend a theatrical performance at…
An IJA "banzai" charge on Manado, Indonesia, sometime in 1942. (Reddit) On this day in 1942, Dutch troops on Indonesia - then known as the Dutch East Indies - surrendered to Japanese forces. Beginning one day after the assault on Pearl Harbour in December of the following year, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) launched a…
Continue reading ➞ 03/09 – The Fall of the Dutch East Indies
Soldiers and women who formed in Petrograd during the uprising. (Daily Mail) On this day in 1917 (or February 23rd according to the Old Calendar), riots broke out in Petrograd, then-capital of Russia. As WWI wore on in the East, a series of spectacular military failures weakened Russian morale, damaged the economy and increased frustration…
Continue reading ➞ 03/08 – International Womens Day & The February Revolution
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