18th April 1942: The Doolittle Raid marks the first American air operation to strike the Japanese mainland
The Doolittle Raid saw sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers demonstrate Japan’s vulnerability to air raids, and forced the Japanese military to divert resources to homeland ...
18 Apr 0s
17th April 1961: The Bay of Pigs invasion launched by Brigade 2506
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was launched by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade ...
17 Apr 0s
16th April 1746: The Battle of Culloden takes place near Inverness, Scotland, ending the Jacobite Rising of 1745
Culloden was the last pitched battle fought on British soil and the defeat ended Jacobite hopes of restoring the Stuart monarchy to the ...
16 Apr 0s
15th April 1861: President Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteer soldiers to suppress the growing insurrection in the southern states
Lincoln’s call for volunteers was part of his effort to maintain the authority of the federal government after several southern states seceded from the ...
15 Apr 0s
14th April 70 CE: Titus begins the Siege of Jerusalem
The future Roman Emperor Titus began the Siege of Jerusalem, during which the Second Temple was burned and ...
14 Apr 0s
13th April 1953: Project MK-Ultra human experimentation program granted approval by Allen Dulles, Director of the CIA
MKUltra was established during the Cold War to explore ways to manipulate human behaviour using drugs, hypnosis, psychological conditioning, and other ...
13 Apr 0s
12th April 1917: The Canadian Corps successfully capture Vimy Ridge
The Canadian Corps successfully captured Vimy Ridge in the First World ...
12 Apr 0s
11th April 1951: U.S. President Harry S. Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of his commands in Korean and Japan
On 11 April 1951, Truman announced that he had removed MacArthur from his command and replaced him with General Matthew Ridgway, emphasising that military leaders must follow policies set by civilian ...
11 Apr 0s
