1942 — Japanese troops landed at Buna and Gona, New Guinea. 

1943 — The Battle of Roosevelt Ridge began on New Guinea. 

1969 — HMAS Perth received a United States Navy Unit Commendation for service in Vietnam.

1916 — The Battle of Fromelles concluded in France.

1943 — HMAS Hobart survived a torpedo hit. 

1944 — Nazi officers attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler. 

1900 — The Battle of Palmietfontein, South Africa.

1916 — The Battle of Fromelles began in France. 

1940 — The Battle of Cape Spada, off Greece. 

1942 — Australian troops captured Trig 22 during the First Battle of El Alamein, Egypt. 

1960 — The first junior recruits began training at HMAS Leeuwin. 

1945 — HMAS Quiberon and Quickmatch bombarded Japan. 

1945 — The Potsdam Conference began. 

1976 — East Timor was annexed by Indonesia.

1940 — HMAS Waterhen and Borella bombarded Bardia. 

1943 — The Battle of Mount Tambu began on New Guinea. 

1945 — The Trinity nuclear test was conducted in the United States. 

1918 — HMAT Barunga was sunk. 

1940 — The Volunteer Defence Force was formed.

1945 — No. 452 Squadron, RAAF, arrived on Borneo. 

1918 — The Battle of Abu Tellul, Palestine.

1941 — An Armistice ended the Syria-Lebanon Campaign. 

1943 — Australian troops seized Mubo, New Guinea. 

1943 — The Battle of Kolombangara, Solomon Islands.

1943 — HMAS Nizam rescued 13 shipwrecked Americans.

1953 — HMAS Tobruk began her last patrol of the Korean War. 

1863 — The invasion of Waikato began during the Māori Wars.

1918 — Konigsberg was sunk in Tanzania. 

1941 — Australian troops captured Beirut, Lebanon. 

1965 — Troops of 3RAR fought Indonesian troops at Babang, Borneo. 

2006 — Australian troops conducted a major raid in the Chora Valley, Afghanistan.