On this day in history.

[lobosrul5]

Bismarck sunk by gunfire from the Battleships Rodney and Prince Of Wales.

IN depth video on Bismarck's attempt to break out in to the Atlantic and why it was always doomed.


Video on how Bismarck could have been improved over it's mediocre design.


Video on the speed Rodney achieved to catch Bismarck

You forgot HMS Leviathan's part in the battle.

 

[Andy_Ross]

1948 The British Citizenship Act conferred the status of British subjects on all Commonwealth citizens.

 

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1929 The Labour Party won the general election with 287 seats.

 

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1431 Joan of Arc burned at the stake in Rouen for heresy.

 

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1942 The RAF carried out its first 1,000 bomber raid

 

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1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo between the United States and Mexico comes into force, giving California, Nevada, Utah, and most of Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona to the USA

 

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2024 Jury in New York City finds former US President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts

 

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1987 The North American Philips Company unveils the compact disc video format

 

[PitPat]

1987 The North American Philips Company unveils the compact disc video format

Reminds me, if you want to invest in something I have some bitcoin to offer.

 

[catsmate]

1948 The British Citizenship Act conferred the status of British subjects on all Commonwealth citizens.

And the city of Vanport was destroyed.

Vanport, Oregon - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[arthwollipot]

1430 Burgundian troops captured Joan of Arc and delivered her to the English.

1431 Joan of Arc burned at the stake in Rouen for heresy.

Took them a bit over a year.

 

[Andy_Ross]

1982 Royal Marines Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre defeat Argentine troops at Top Malo House.

 

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1916 The Battle of Jutland

My Great Uncle was in the battle aboard Queen Elizabeth.

 

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1962 Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel for his crimes against humanity.

 

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1859 The clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament was started

 

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1838 The last battle on English soil took place at the Battle of Bosenden Wood between soldiers and agricultural peasants led by Cornish wine merchant Sir William de Courtenay and were protesting against the poverty of their lives.

 

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1902 The Peace of Vereeniging ended the Boer War

 

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1910 Union of South Africa declares independence from the United Kingdom

 

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1868 Dr. James Moore wins the first recorded bicycle race over 2 km at Parc de Saint-Cloud, Paris

 

[Andy_Ross]

1868 The first meeting of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), in Manchester.