The Anglo-Zanzibar War
The shortest war in history began (and ended) on 27 August 1896.
Justin & Stephanie Pollard
The Bikini
The two-piece swimsuit was unveiled on 5 July 1946.
The London International Surrealists Exhibition
Works by artists including Dalí, Duchamp and Picasso went on display at the Burlington Gallery on 11 June 1936.
The End of the Great Sioux War
Crazy Horse and the allied leaders surrendered on 5 May 1877.
The Death of Dick Turpin
The notorious highwayman was hanged on 7 April 1739.
The Birth of Mary Anning
Paleontologist and fossil hunter Mary Anning was born on 21 May 1799.
Georges Auguste Escoffier
The chef and restaurateur died on 12 February 1935.
Death of Nikola Tesla
Child genius, engineer, inventor and physicist, Nikola Tesla died on 7 January 1943.
St Nicholas of Myra
The patron saint of children and barrel-makers died on 6 December 343.
Dorothy Lawrence
The English reporter who posed as a man to become a soldier during the First World War was born on 4 October 1896.