★★★★★
Khmer Rouge take Phnom Penh; Cambodian genocide begins
The Khmer Rouge capture Phnom Penh and forcibly empty the cities; Pol Pot's regime causes the deaths of an estimated 1.5 to 2 million people.
RevolutionPolitics· Cambodia
- 1975
- 1961★★★★★
Bay of Pigs Invasion
CIA-backed Cuban exiles land at the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro but are defeated within days.
War· Cuba, United States - 1895★★★★★
Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Qing cede Taiwan and the Penghu Islands to Japan and recognise Korean independence.
Treaty· China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea