Events with tag - War History

July 1, 1916

First Aerial Combat of the Somme

The first aerial combat of World War I took place during the Battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916, between British Royal Flying Corps and German Luftstreitkräfte, establishing fundamental principles of air warfare that would influence military aviation for generations to come.

February 21, 1972

Nixon's China Visit

President Richard Nixon's historic visit to China in February 1972 marked a pivotal moment in US-China relations, ending decades of hostility and establishing diplomatic ties between the world's most powerful democracy and the most populous communist nation.