Like Today: October 9, 1912 – The Battle of Sarandaporos
By 1912, the Christian states of the Balkans were seriously considering the…
Today: October 10, 1920 – The referendum of Carinthia
World War I left behind a devastated Europe that bore little resemblance…
On This Day: 11 October 1899 – The Second Boer War breaks out
In 1899 South Africa was divided territorially: the Cape Colony and the…
On This Day: October 2, 829 – Emperor Michael II Traulos dies
After the assassination of Leo the Armenian in 820, on his throne…
On This Day: October 3, 1929 – The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed Yugoslavia
Its establishment Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenesin December 1918, largely filled…
