#history0xUnmoderated tagAll postsTrending CommunitiesSteemitCryptoAcademyNewcomers' Communityআমার বাংলা ব্লগKorea • 한국 • KR • KOAVLE 일상STEEM CN/中文WORLD OF XPILARSteem POD TeamTron Fan ClubUkraine on SteemBeauty of CreativityComunidad LatinaExplore Communities...#history0xTrendingNewPayoutsMutedsroka87 (62)in #history • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1960 - Ruby Bridges goes to schoolAs the first black student to attend an all-white school, 6 year old Ruby Bridges is escorted by US Marshalls during…sroka87 (62)in #history • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1955 - Istanbul PogromGovernment instigated anti-Greek riots see widespread destruction of property, violent attacks and rape against…sroka87 (62)in #history • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1954 - Marilyn Monroe, iconic superstarA tumultuous year in the life of global celebrity Marilyn Monroe. Aside from her showbiz life, she toured South Korea…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1953 - East German UprisingA wave of strikes and protests turns into a widespread uprising against the communist German Democratic Republic…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1952 - Egyptian RevolutionA military coup d'etat by the 'Free Officers' forces the Egyptian King Farouk to abdicate, removes remnants of British…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1951 - Korean WarKorean War - the intervention of Chinese troops forces UN troops into a retreat back to the 38th parallel, followed…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1950 - Utuado UprisingNationalist rebels rise up in Puerto Rico seeking independence from the USA. Martial law was declared and the uprising…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1949 - Monkey in SpaceA V2 rocket carries Albert II, a rhesus monkey, into space, at an altitude of 83 miles. During the early years of…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1948 - Berlin BlockadeA massive airlift of supplies is undertaken by Western allies in response to Soviet blockade of west Berlin. The…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1947 - Partition of IndiaAugust 15th, 1947, inaugurated one of the cruelest and most enduring ironies of decolonization. India, a British…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1946 - Displaced People scattered throughout EuropeIn the aftermath of war millions of refugees and former inmates of Nazi concentration camps were scattered far from…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1945 - The Fall of Nazi GermanyBy the beginning of 1945 the war which Germany had unleashed throughout the world had come back to consume it. In…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1944 - D-DayWith Hitler’s armies in control of most of mainland Europe, the Allies knew that a successful invasion of the…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1943 - The HolocaustFrom the beginning of the war in 1939, until the summer of 1941, tens of thousands of Jews were murdered due to the…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1942 - Battle for StalingradUntil the autumn of 1942, the German army was consistently victorious. Europe lay under German domination, from France…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1941 - Japanese attack on Pearl HarborOn the morning of 7 December 1941, at 7.55am local time, 183 aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1940 - The BlitzFollowing defeat in the Battle of Britain, Hitler believed that by targeting civilians he could force the British to…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1939 - Germany invades PolandOn September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. To justify the action, Nazi propagandists falsely claimed that Poland…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1938 - Nazi Nuremberg RallyThe annual Nazi Party rally was a key propaganda event showcasing the intimidating might, organization and commitment…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1937 - Hindenburg DisasterThe Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937 brought an end to the age of the rigid airship.The…
