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According to the Century 10, Quatrain 74 of The Prophecies (1555), [199] the "start" of the end of the world begins in the given date of 3797, with a prolonged global war lasting between 25 to 29 years, followed by a series of smaller wars, [200] but most interpretations of Nostradamus dates are aware of required basic mathematic sums, given ...
The Red Army lifted the Siege of Leningrad after 2 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 5 days. Nearly 500 Allied bombers raided Berlin in very bad weather. The greatest threat was not anti-aircraft fire or the Luftwaffe which did not show up, but the danger of collisions in poor visibility. [7] Liberia declared war on Germany and Japan. [28]
World War II began in Europe on 1 September 1939 [1] [2] with the German invasion of Poland and the United Kingdom and France's declaration of war on Germany two days later on 3 September 1939. Dates for the beginning of the Pacific War include the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War on 7 July 1937, [3] [4] or the earlier Japanese invasion of ...
Japanese demands included that the U.S. end its sanctions against Japan, cease aiding China in the Second Sino-Japanese War, and allow Japan to access the resources of the Dutch East Indies. Japan sent out its naval attack group on November 26, 1941, just prior to receiving the Hull note , which stated the U.S. desire that Japan withdraw from ...
27: The Siege of Leningrad ended after 872 days, as Soviet forces finally forced the Germans to withdraw. Some 2 million died, mostly of starvation and disease. 28: The Soviet Army completes encirclement of two German Army corps at the Korsun pocket, south of Kiev. Two-thirds of the Germans escape in the breakout next month with the loss of ...
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Hollywood's TV and film actors have been striking for 100 days now, and there's no end in sight. The strike began July 14 at what should have been a celebratory time for many performers and the ...
Striking would continue for two more days. [24] German submarine U-407 was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Milos, Greece by Allied warships. U-565 was severely damaged by American aircraft near Skaramagas, Greece and scuttled five days later. U-867 was depth charged and sunk west of Bergen by a B-24 of No. 224 Squadron RAF.