✦ History

Explore the history of the world

11,936 events, 13,788 people, 2,572 states and organisations and 4,528 armies and fleets, on a map and a timeline.

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The world on October 21, 1940 Another year

Wars being fought

That year

Who led

Everyone alive that day See it on the map Armies and fleets Places

By century

16th century 85 17th century 120 18th century 965 19th century 2872 20th century 5147 21st century 2747

On this day, October 21

Wars and revolutions

World War II September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 329 linked events American Civil War April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865 310 linked events World War I July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 221 linked events American Revolutionary War April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 137 linked events Syrian civil war March 15, 2011 – December 8, 2024 130 linked events Peninsular War May 2, 1808 – April 17, 1814 125 linked events French Revolutionary Wars April 20, 1792 – March 25, 1802 94 linked events Pacific War December 7, 1941 – September 2, 1945 89 linked events

Campaigns on the map

Armies and fleets where they stood, day by day.

American Civil War May 27, 1861 416 recorded positions World War II September 1, 1939 303 recorded positions American Revolutionary War April 19, 1775 289 recorded positions World War I July 28, 1914 270 recorded positions Napoleonic Wars March 30, 1805 194 recorded positions French Revolutionary Wars July 30, 1792 176 recorded positions War of 1812 June 18, 1812 148 recorded positions Spanish-American War April 21, 1898 96 recorded positions

People all people

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler Führer Donald Trump Donald Trump President Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin President Barack Obama Barack Obama President Napoleon Napoleon Emperor of the French Elizabeth II Elizabeth II Queen Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin General Secretary of the Communist Party George W. Bush George W. Bush President

States and armed groups

United States 1966 France 1622 United Kingdom 1564 Germany 867 Russian Empire 550 Ottoman Empire 546 Japan 545 Spain 528