Timeline
Recent publications from the archive.
On This Day: 1941 - Operation Grog Bombards Genoa
On February 9, 1941, the Royal Navy's Operation Grog bombarded Genoa, including the unexploded shell strike at the Cathedral of San Lorenzo.
On This Day: 1944 – Exercise Tiger Tragedy: E-boats Attack, 946 Killed
1944: World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946. The Ghost of Slapton Sands: Remembering the Tragedy of Exercise Tiger The meticu...
On This Day: 1941 – Gudovac Massacre: Start of Ustaše Genocide
1941: The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia. Gudovac, 1941: The First Stain of a Genocidal Campai...
On This Day: 1996 – Port Arthur Massacre Shocks Australia
1996: Port Arthur massacre, Tasmania: A gunman, Martin Bryant, opens fire at the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, killing 35 people and wounding 23 others. The Day Paradise Lost Its Innocence: Remembering the P...
On This Day: 1986 – Chernobyl's Fallout: Sweden Sounds the Alarm
1986: High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident. The Silent Alarm: How Sweden Unco...
On This Day: 1952 – Japan Regains Sovereignty with San Francisco Treaty
1952: The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of the Allies of World War II. The Rising Sun Again: Remembering the Treaty of San Francisco and J...
On This Day: 1945 – Mussolini Executed by Italian Resistance
1945: Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are shot dead by Walter Audisio, a member of the Italian resistance movement. The Bitter End: Mussolini's Downfall in the Dust of 1945 The year 1945. The world was ho...