★★★★★
2008 Beijing Olympics
Beijing hosts the Summer Olympic Games for the first time, opening on 8 August 2008.
Culture· China
- 2008
- 1988★★★★★
8888 Uprising in Burma
Nationwide pro-democracy protests in Burma are violently suppressed by the military; Aung San Suu Kyi emerges as an opposition leader.
RevolutionPolitics· Myanmar - 1967★★★★★
Founding of ASEAN
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand sign the Bangkok Declaration, founding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
PoliticsTreaty· Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand - 1942★★★★★
Quit India Movement
The Congress launches a campaign demanding an immediate end to British rule in India; Gandhi and other leaders are arrested.
PoliticsRevolution· India - 1588★★★★★
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
The Armada sent by Philip II to invade England is defeated by the English navy at the Battle of Gravelines and scattered during its retreat.
War· United Kingdom, Spain