Events with tag - Diplomacy

May 15, 1275 BC

Battle of Kadesh

The Battle of Kadesh was one of the largest chariot battles in history, fought between Egyptian forces under Ramesses II and the Hittite army led by Muwatalli II in 1274 BCE. The battle resulted in a stalemate but led to the world's first known peace treaty.

January 1, 1450

Formation of Iroquois Confederacy

The Iroquois Confederacy was established around 1450 as a unified alliance of five Native American nations: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. This sophisticated political system created one of the earliest forms of democratic governance in North America.

July 11, 1767

Birth of John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States and son of founding father John Adams, was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. His birth came during a crucial period in American history, just nine years before the Declaration of Independence.

February 3, 1865

Hampton Roads Conference

A historic peace negotiation meeting during the American Civil War between President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate representatives aboard the River Queen steamboat in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Despite four hours of discussions, the conference failed to achieve peace.

November 22, 1943

Cairo Conference

A crucial World War II summit held in Cairo, Egypt, where Allied leaders Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chiang Kai-shek met to plan Pacific war strategy and post-war Asian territorial arrangements.

November 28, 1943

Tehran Conference

Historic World War II meeting in Tehran between Allied leaders Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill that shaped military strategy and post-war world order through crucial agreements including D-Day planning.

February 21, 1972

Nixon's China Visit

President Richard Nixon's historic visit to China in February 1972 marked a pivotal moment in US-China relations, ending decades of hostility and establishing diplomatic ties between the world's most powerful democracy and the most populous communist nation.

May 26, 1972

SALT I Treaty Signing

The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) was signed in Moscow by US President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, marking a historic agreement to limit nuclear arms and missile systems between the two superpowers.