27th May 1703: The foundation of St Petersburg by Tsar Peter the Great
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27th May 1703: The foundation of St Petersburg by Tsar Peter the Great

In 1703 Peter’s forces captured Swedish possessions at the mouth of the Neva river, and it was here that he laid the foundation stone for the Peter and Paul Fortress on Zayachy ...

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8th September 1878: “The Great Herding” of sheep to Santa Cruz departs Fortín Conesa on the southern frontier of Argentina

8th September 1878: “The Great Herding” of sheep to Santa Cruz departs Fortín Conesa on the southern frontier of Argentina

Contemporary accounts suggest that over 20,000 sheep were gathered near Fortín Conesa in northern Patagonia, from where they undertook a gruelling journey to the abundant grazing land of Santa Cruz ...

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7th September 1497: Perkin Warbeck claims he is English King Richard IV during the Second Cornish Uprising

7th September 1497: Perkin Warbeck claims he is English King Richard IV during the Second Cornish Uprising

Warbeck had convinced his followers that he was Richard, Duke of York, the younger of the two ‘Princes in the ...

7 Sep 0s

6th September 1522: Victoria becomes the first ship to circumnavigate the world

6th September 1522: Victoria becomes the first ship to circumnavigate the world

The ship Victoria returned to Spain as the only survivor of Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet that circumnavigated the ...

6 Sep 0s

5th September 1945: Defection of Igor Gouzenko to Canada exposes a Soviet espionage network in the West

5th September 1945: Defection of Igor Gouzenko to Canada exposes a Soviet espionage network in the West

Gouzenko’s defection had far-reaching effects. In Canada, several people were arrested and convicted of espionage while other Western governments were alerted to the extent of Soviet intelligence ...

5 Sep 0s

4th September 1882: Thomas Edison opens the world’s first power plant on Pearl Street in New York

4th September 1882: Thomas Edison opens the world’s first power plant on Pearl Street in New York

Thomas Edison began operating the first permanent commercial electrical power plant in New ...

4 Sep 0s

3rd September 1939: Second World War officially begins when France and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany alongside Australia and New Zealand

3rd September 1939: Second World War officially begins when France and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany alongside Australia and New Zealand

German Nazi forces had invaded Poland two days earlier, claiming to be acting in self-defence following a ‘false flag’ ...

3 Sep 0s

2nd September 1192: Treaty of Jaffa signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, ending the Third Crusade

2nd September 1192: Treaty of Jaffa signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, ending the Third Crusade

The Treaty of Jaffa established a three-year truce and confirmed that Jerusalem would remain under Muslim control, although Christian pilgrims would be allowed access to the city’s holy ...

2 Sep 0s

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland, triggering the Second World War

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland, triggering the Second World War

On the 1st September 1939, German forces invaded Poland in a move that was to trigger the Second World ...

1 Sep 0s

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