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Adolf Hitler's Birth
Adolphus Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in the Austrian town of Braunau. This town was between the Germany and Austrian border. He was born into a middle class family, his parents were Alois and Klara Hitler. Alois was a customs official while Klara was a former housemaid. Hitler was the fourth child but the first one to actually survive past the age of 2 (Giblin 4). -
Marconi sends and receives wireless signals in Italy
Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi sent the first wireless signal from Italy across the Atlantic Ocean on December 12, 1901. The message itself, a single s in morse code, wasn't very important, but the transmission itself was. It was the farthest travelled radio transmission, and it lead to the first radio signal sent to space (History.com). -
Summer Olympics in London
On April 27, 1908 the Olympics came to Great Britain for one of the first times in London. These particular olympics were important because they changed rules for the future based on what happened during them. They decided that judges must be from all nations and thar rules need to be set before the olympics start (HistoryToday.com). -
Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler became leader of the Nazi Party, which was created on February 24, 1920, on July 29, 1921. He was elected as leader because of his anti-semitism beliefs and because of his persuasive speeches. This was an important event in Hitler's life because it was the first time he had real power over people, and it made him strive for even more (Passant 173). -
Tomb of Tutankhamun opened in Egypt
On November 26, 1922 the Tomb of Tutankhamen was opened in Egypt. Tutankhamun was an Egyptian king who ruled at the age of 9, if archaeologist Howard Carter never found his tomb in the Valley of the Kings we wouldn't even have known he existed. His tomb was still in good condition and inside were many things that allowed us to be given more insight to what life was like in Egypt (KhanAcademy.com). -
Publication of Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf was Hitler's autobiography, it stands for My Struggle. He wrote it while imprisoned for treason, and it was mainly about the many problems Germany was facing. He talked about his political strategies which helped him become leader of the Nazi Party and why he soon gets elected to lead Germany (History.com). -
Hawke's Bay Earthquake
The Hawke's Bay Earthquake in New Zealand on February 3, 1931 was the most devastating natural disaster in New Zealand's history. It claimed 256 lives and thousands were injured in this three minute earthquake. Besides the injuries and deaths, Hawke's Bay was left in ruins and fires continued burning for 36 hours (VisitHawkesBay.com). -
Gandhi hunger strike
On September 16, 1932 Mohandas Gandhi started his hunger strike in India while imprisoned. He wanted to stop British support of a new Indian constitution. He believed it would cause social separation and more people to rebel against the British. His influence helped India gain independence from Great Britain (History.com). -
Hitler was elected to rule Germany
On January 30, 1933 Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany. This day is a turning point in history because it started the infamous power of Nazi Germany which caused World War II. His plain to make Germany unified and one-party was set in motion as soon as possible. This day is one of the most important in history because of Hitler's involvement in World War II (Katz 26). -
Start of World War II
On September 1, 1939 the most devastating war in history, World War II, started. The cause of this war was Nazi Germany, and more specifically, Adolf Hitler. He wanted to erase the Jews because they weren't part of his idea of the supreme race, which caused major controversy for being morally wrong (Passant 205). -
New York World's Fair reopens
On April 30, 1940 the New York World Fair reopened in spite of World War II recently starting. It served as a way to ease tensions between countries, which is overall important to the World War II. It was a way to look at the future of the world (Hayes). -
Creation of Auschwitz
On May 20, 1940 the death camp Auschwitz was created under Hitler's orders. This camp had over 1 million murders of Jews and others that Hitler discriminated against. The camp was located in Southern Poland. It was the most important death camp because scientific discoveries were made there and it was where most of number of deaths occurred in one area during the holocaust (History.com). -
Hitler declares war on the United States
On December 11, 1941 Hitler finally declares war on the United States, bringing the neutral country into World War II. This was one of the turning points for the war, and one of the reasons Germany eventually lost. It is important because it lead to Hitler's demise (Passant 213). -
The Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference, which was on January 20, 1942, was where Hitler and the Nazi Party talked about the "Final Solution to the Jewish Problem". They made plans to kill the rest of the Jews in Germany. It was important because it was the start of the mass murders of Jews that is now known as the holocaust (History.com). -
Hitler orders destruction of German industry
Hitler's orders to destroy the german Industry, on March 7, 1954, were extremely important to World War II because he had realized he'd lost. He still refused to surrender, but it did show that he knew they weren't going to win. He believed that if Germany wasn't going to win, what was the point in staying a country (WorldHistoryProject.org). -
Hitler's death
Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945. In an underground bunker, Hitler shot himself with a pistol because he knew Germany was going to lose World War II. It is an important day to history because he is considered to be one of the most evil people killing millions (Giblin 290).
