1838CE
Politics
Coronation of Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria is crowned at Westminster Abbey in London, a lavish ceremony that marked the official start of the Victorian era.
Queen Victoria is crowned at Westminster Abbey in London, a lavish ceremony that marked the official start of the Victorian era.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb nationalist. The event triggers a chain reaction that leads to World War I.
The Treaty of Versailles is signed in France, officially ending the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers of World War I.
Police raid the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village, New York City, sparking a series of spontaneous protests and riots that catalyze the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.
South African-born entrepreneur and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, known for his ambitious ventures in electric vehicles, space exploration, and social media platform X.