World War II: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Cassino" id="mw0Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Monte Cassino">assault</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Cassino" id="mw0g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Monte Cassino">Monte Cassino</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" id="mw0w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Italy">Italy</a> begins.