Thursday, June 22, 2006
On this day
1812-Napoleonic wars Napoleon invades Russia
1893-The Royal Navy battleship HMS Camperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagshipHMS Vitoriawhich sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
1911-George V is crowned King of the United Kingdom, succeeding his father, Edward VII
1941- Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossaone of the most dramatic turning points of World War II.
1893-The Royal Navy battleship HMS Camperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagshipHMS Vitoriawhich sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
1911-George V is crowned King of the United Kingdom, succeeding his father, Edward VII
1941- Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossaone of the most dramatic turning points of World War II.
