Wk 32 (8 August 1945) USA Drops Nuclear Bombs On JapanThis Week in HistoryThe USA drops atomic bombs on two Japanese cities at the end of World War II...
Wk 33 (15 August 1914) The Panama Canal Is OpenedThis Week in HistoryThe Panama Canal is officially opened after 10 years of construction. In 1914, th...
Wk 34 (21 August 1968) Soviet-led Forces Invade CzechoslovakiaThis Week in HistorySoviet-led forces invade Czechoslovakia to halt pro-democracy reform...
Wk 35 (31 August 1997) Princess Diana Dies After A Car CrashThis Week in HistoryPrincess Diana dies shortly after a high-speed car accident in Paris, ...
Wk 36 (3 September 1939) Allies Declare War On Nazi GermanyThis Week in HistoryGreat Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Hitler'...
Wk 37 (11 September 2001) USA Suffers 4 Simultaneous AttacksThis Week in HistoryThe world watches in shock and awe as 4 commercial airliners wreak hav...
Wk 38 (17 September 1982) Palestinian Refugees Killed In LebanonThis Week in HistoryHundreds, possibly thousands, of Palestinian refugees are killed i...
Wk 39 (28 September 1924) The First Flight Around The WorldThis Week in History2 US planes, The Chicago and The New Orleans, complete the first flight...
Wk 40 (4 October 1957) First Satellite Launched Into SpaceThis Week in HistoryThe USSR launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the...
Wk 41 (12 October 1492) Columbus Reaches The New WorldThis Week in HistoryChristopher Columbus leads the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic. ...