Stalin Denounced by Nikita Khrushchev
The Soviet leader gave his famous speech on ‘The Personality Cult and its Consequences’ in a closed session on 25 February 1956.
Months Past
Death of the Emperor Akbar
The Mughal emperor died on 25 October 1605.
Latimer and Ridley Burned at the Stake
The Oxford Martyrs were killed on 16 October 1555.
The Battle of Lechfeld
The Magyars of Hungary were defeated by an army led by Otto I, on August 10th, 955.
Ruth Ellis Executed
The last woman hanged in Britain was executed on 13 July 1955.
The Mutiny on the Potemkin
A rebellion erupted on the Russian battleship Potemkin on 14 June 1905.
The Warsaw Pact
A mutual defence treaty between Communist states was signed on 14 May 1955.
Publication of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
A Dictionary of the English Language was first published on 15 April 1755.
The Death of Tamerlane
Tamerlane, or Timur, one of history's most brutal butchers, died on 18 February 1405.
The Diet of Augsburg
The meetings of the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire were held on 2 February 1555.