In 1964 Zambia became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
In 1962 the Russian Mars 2MV-4 No.1 (dubbed Sputnik 22 by the US) launched. It failed to break Earth orbit and complete its mission to transmit images of Mars back to Earth. It exploded into at least 24 parts which disintegrated over the next several months.
In 1946 The United Nations (UN) was first established
On the 10th January 1920 the League of Nations came into being as a result of discussions leading to the Versailles treaty. The primary objective of the League of Nations was to prevent another war as costly and devastating as the First World War. It was during the Yalta conference that it was agreed that the League of Nations had not worked and that a new organisation was required. The League of Nations lasted until the 20th of April 1946 when after the end of World War II it was evident that the League of Nations had failed its primary directive. The United Nations was first founded on the 24thof October 1946. It was tasked with maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.
In 1920 the naval order came in for the German High Seas Fleet to attack the British Grand Fleet in a desperate attempt to end Royal Navy’s supremacy which led to Germany’s fall in WWI.
Germany was being financially crippled by the war and with the allied forces continued advance, and the continued weakening of ‘The Central Powers’, by November 1918 Germany’s fate was sealed. Although its defeat was inevitable, on the 24th of October 1918 the Naval order came in for the German High Seas Fleet to attack the British Grand Fleet in a desperate attempt to end Royal Navy’s supremacy. When the men were told of the order on the 29th of October they began to mutiny rather than face a pointless defeat. By the 3rd of November 1918 many German naval sailors began mass uprising against the German leaders (The Wilhelmshaven and Kiel Mutinies). This uprising was mirrored throughout Germany and with revolution in the air Germany was forced to effectively surrender to the Allies on the 11th of November 1918.
In 1537 Jayne Seymour died.
On the 25th of January 1533 Henry VIII of England married Anne Boleyn. On the 7th of September 1533 she gave birth to their daughter Elizabeth (who would become Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland) and despite wanting a male heir Henry loved her. He trusted that Anne would soon give him a son but after many miscarriages Henry grew weary of Anne. Henry began seeking the company of other women and by March 1536 he was courting Jane Seymour. Henry had Anne arrested for high treason and she was sent to the tower of London on the 2nd of April 1536. She was tried for treason, adultery and even incest, with no apparent evidence, and found guilty on the 15th of May 1536. On the 19th of May Anne was beheaded (but when her daughter Queen Elizabeth I came to power she venerated her mother of all charges and proclaimed her a martyr). King Henry VIII married Jane Seymour on the 30th of May 1536 but she died two weeks after giving birth to their son Edward (who would become Edward VI of England and Ireland) on the 24th of October 1537.
