★★★★★
Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina strikes the US Gulf Coast, breaching New Orleans' levees and killing more than 1,300 people.
Disaster· United States
- 2005
- 1910★★★★★
Japan annexes Korea
The Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty takes effect, making Korea a Japanese colony until 1945.
PoliticsTreaty· South Korea, North Korea, Japan - 1842★★★★★
Treaty of Nanking
The Qing cede Hong Kong Island to Britain and open five treaty ports, the first of China's unequal treaties.
Treaty· China, United Kingdom, Hong Kong