In July the Japanese seized the island of Sakhalin, then briefly raided Kamchatka and the Commander Islands the following month. #20thcentury #thisdayinhistory

launched a coup to overthrow Gorbachev and roll back his reforms. But it was too late. The coup lacked popular Russian support and instead Soviet disintegration accelerated. #1990s #20thcentury #august #august19 #communism #coldwar #historylesson #historylovers #maps #russianhistory #sovietunion

the Italians captured Addis Ababa in May 1936, annexing Ethiopia to their East African empire. #1930s #20thcentury #africanhistory #britishempire #ethiopia #historia #historic #historicalmap #historie #histories #historygeek #historyinthemaking #historylover #italianempire #maps #may #may9

empires signed the Treaty of St Petersburg, giving Russia all of Sakhalin in exchange for complete Japanese control over the Kuril Islands. #19thcentury #arctic #historicalmap #empireofjapan #kurilislands #maps #may #may7 #russianempire #sakhalin #victorianera #worldhistory #thisdayinhistory

conquer the Diocese of Africa but bungled the attempt by refusing Gothic support and sending an inadequate invasion force. As a result, Africa cut off its grain supply to Rome, seriously undermining Attalus’ political position. #ancientrome #historybuff #historynerd #africa #romanafrica #romanempire

Saxon pirates raided the Channel. To deal with the pirates, Maximian placed the general Carausius in charge of the Channel fleet, but, after being accused of corruption, Carausius fled to Britain with the fleet and proclaimed himself emperor. #romanbritain #maps #romanempire

As this left Africa vulnerable, the Western generalissimo Aetius made peace with the Vandals in early 435 by granting them land and recognizing them as Roman foederati. #ancientrome #fallofrome #byzantium #byzantine #europeanhistory #historybuff #historyclass #todayinhistory #romanempire

and defeated the two armies separately, sending them both into retreat. #19thcentury #europeanhistory #february #february10 #frenchempire #frenchhistory #historylover #historyschool #maps #militaryhistory #napoleon #napoleonic #strategy #worldhistory #todayinhistory #historytoday #thisdayinhistory

Wallia, who negotiated a treaty with Constantius’ representative Euplutius to return Honorius’ sister Galla Placidia to the Romans in return for a supply of grain. #ancientrome #byzantium #europeanhistory#gaul #romanempire #romanhistory

South Africa and Angola. Meanwhile the Germans were faring even better in East Africa, inflicting humiliating defeats on the British at Tanga and Kilimanjaro. #ww1 #wwi

the Berezina, evading a last Russian attempt to destroy his army but losing half his remaining troops. The emperor then raced back to Paris to raise new recruits while the remnants of his Grande Armée—some 10,000 of the over 400,000 who had marched on Moscow—crossed out of Russia. #napoleon

by a huge Soviet offensive which successfully isolated the German Sixth Army. #worldhistory #worldwar2 #worldwarii #ww2 #wwii #todayinhistory