Wk 16 (17 April 1961) Cuba Repels Bay Of Pigs InvasionThis Week in HistoryCubans defeat US-backed insurgents trying to bring down their government. In 1961, a force of 1,400 Cuban exiles from the USA landed at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of...
Wk 17 (28 April 2004) Prisoners Abused By US Forces In IraqThis Week in HistoryPhotos prove serious abuse of Iraqis by US forces at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. In 2004, hundreds of photographs and video images taken by US prison guards revealed ser...
Wk 19 (7 May 1945) Germany Surrenders To Allied ForcesThis Week in HistoryAfter six years of war, Germany surrenders and Europe is at peace once again. In 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender to the Allied forces led by the USSR, Great Bri...
Wk 20 (14 May 1955) Communist States Sign The Warsaw PactThis Week in HistoryThe Soviet Union and its communist allies in Eastern Europe sign a pact to strengthen ties. In 1955, the Soviet Union and its Eastern Bloc allies signed a security pact in t...
Wk 21 (21 May 1927) First Solo Non-Stop Atlantic FlightThis Week in HistoryCharles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo non-stop across th...
Wk 22 (29 May 1953) Mount Everest Is ConqueredThis Week in HistoryEdmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first to climb the world's highest mountain. In 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first peop...
Wk 23 (4 June 1989) Chinese Troops Kill ProtestersThis Week in HistoryChinese troops kill thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. In 1989, the Chinese government used military force to suppress a pro-democracy demonstratio...
Wk 24 (16 June 1903) Henry Ford Founds The Ford Motor CompanyThis Week in HistoryHenry Ford founds a company that will revolutionize industrial production methods. In 1903, Henry Ford and 11 business associates signed the Ford Motor Company's article...
Wk 25 (18 June 1815) France Loses The Battle Of WaterlooThis Week in HistoryFrench forces under Napoleon Bonaparte are defeated by the Allies in Belgium. In 1815, French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte suffered their final defeat in the The Battle of...
Wk 26 (25 June 1876) US Army Defeated At Little Big HornThis Week in HistoryUS General George Custer and all of his men are killed after attacking Native Americans. In 1876, US General George Custer led an attack by the 7th Regiment of the US Cavalry...
Wk 27 (4 July 1776) Declaration Of Independence ApprovedThis Week in History13 British colonies in North America claim independence from Great Britain. In 1776, during the War for Independence, the Second Continental Congress, comprised of representa...
Wk 28 (14 July 1789) The Bastille Is Attacked In ParisThis Week in HistoryFrench revolutionaries attack and overtake the most despised prison in France, The Bastille. In 1789, opponents of the French monarchy stormed The Bastille, the most notorious...
Wk 29 (17 July 1936) Spanish Civil War BeginsThis Week in HistoryPro-fascist forces revolt against the government of Spain, and civil war ensues. In 1936, pro-fascist elements of the Spanish army, with support from the Catholic Church and monarchists...
Wk 30 (25 July 1978) World's First Test Tube-Baby Is BornThis Week in HistoryLouise Brown, the world's first test tube baby, is born in Manchester, England. In 1978, the world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in Oldham and District Gene...
Wk 31 (30 July 1930) First FIFA World Cup Is Held In UruguayThis Week in HistoryThe final match of the first FIFA World Cup Football Championship is held in Montevideo, UruguayIn 1930, the first FIFA World Cup Football (soccer) Championship was held...
