| January | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1265 | Simon de Montfort calls the first parliament in England |
| 27 | 1945 | Auschwitz-Birkenau liberated by Soviet troops during WWII |
| February | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1865 | 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted, abolishing slavery in the U.S. |
| March | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1965 | The Selma to Montgomery marches, part of the U.S. civil rights movement, end in success |
| 27 | 1625 | King Charles I becomes King |
| April | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 145 | Septimius Severus, the first African-born Roman emperor, is recorded as being born |
| May | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1945 | VE Day anniversary – the end of the Second World War in Europe |
| June | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1095 | First Crusade |
| 15 | 1215 | King John sealed Magna Carta |
| 25 | 1950 | The start of the Korean War |
| July | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 1665 | Peak to Great Plague of London |
| August | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1945 | Dropping of the first Atomic bomb |
| 15 | 1945 | VJ day – Japan surrenders in World War II, ending the war |
| 22 | 1485 | Henry Tudor becomes King of England and Wales, starting the Tudor dynasty |
| September | Year |
|---|
| October | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Black history month | ||
| 25 | 1415 | The Battle of Agincourt |
| 30 | 1925 | John Logie Baird creates Britain’s first television transmitter |
| November | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1955 | Start of Vietnam conflict |
| December | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1955 | Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery |