The 100 Days

On the 10th of May 1940 Germany launched its offensive against France and the Low Countries, by mid-July the Battle of Britain had begun.

On June 6th 1944, the largest amphibious invasion in military history commenced targeting the coast of Normandy in France.

One of the great follies of modern history which the British and French were obliged to timidly withdraw, their powers in tatters.

On March 3rd Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated. Weeks later, in the same 100 day period, Robert Kennedy is assassinated.

November 9 1989 the most solid symbol of the Cold War, The Berlin Wall which had divided the city for almost thirty years, was knocked down.

During these 100 days, the largest international coalition since World War II was formed to force Iraq out of Kuwait.