#OnThisDay August 10, 1628 The Swedish warship Vasa sinks on her maiden voyage off Stockholm. The sinking of the Swedish warship Vasa on August 10, 1628, remains one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history. Vasa, a grand and heavily armed warship, was designed to be

#OnThisDay August 11, 1919 Germany's Weimar Constitution was signed into law. Germany's Weimar Constitution was signed into law on August 11, 1919, marking the official establishment of the Weimar Republic, a democratic government that replaced the German Empire following World