1915 Singapore Mutiny In the midst of World War I, on 15 February 1915, the Right Wing (Rajput) of the 5th Light Infantry (Indian Army) which ...

Fort Siloso Fort Siloso, located on the northwestern tip of Sentosa Island, was built in the 1880s on Mount Siloso to aid in protecting ...

17th century Singapore Straits The Singapore Straits is among the most geographically strategic sites in the maritime world. Ships sailing between ...

Singapore Progressive Party The Singapore Progressive Party (SPP) was a nationalistic party formed on 25 August 1947 to contest in the Legislative ...

Premiership of Lee Kuan Yew The premiership of Lee Kuan Yew, which lasted over three decades from 5 June 1959 to 28 November 1990, was a dynamic ...

1949 Municipal Commission Election On 2 April 1949, the Municipal Commission election was held to elect 18 of the 27 members of the Municipal Commission. ...

William A. C. Goode William Allmond Codrington Goode (Sir) (b. 8 June 1907, Twickenham, Middlesex –d. 23 September 1986 ), or William A. ...

1959 Legislative Assembly General Election On 30 May 1959, a General Election was held to elect 51 members for the Legislative Assembly. A total of 194 candidates ...

Sepoys Sepoys were Indian soldiers employed within European military garrisons to provide the much-needed manpower for the ...

Endau Settlement Endau Settlement was a 300,000-acre agricultural settlement set up at Endau, in the Malayan state of Johor during the ...

John Crawfurd John Crawfurd (b. 1783, Scotland–d. 1868, England) was the second British Resident of Singapore, holding office from ...

Lee Chin Koon Lee Chin Koon (b. 1903, Semarang, Indonesia – d. 12 October 1997, Singapore) was a storekeeper and depot manager for ...

1955 Legislative Assembly general election On 2 April 1955, a general election was held to elect 25 out of 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. The ...

Bahau settlement Bahau was an agricultural settlement established during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore (1942–45) at Bahau in the ...

Dalforce Dalforce was a volunteer army formed by the local Chinese community to resist the Japanese invasion during the battle ...

Federation of Malaysia The Federation of Malaysia was formed following the merger of the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) ...

Five Power Defence Arrangements The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) are a series of ongoing defence agreements between Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, ...

Merdeka talks In 1955, Singapore was granted partial internal self-government under the Rendel Constitution. The Legislative Assembly ...

National service: Early years National service (NS) was introduced in post-independence Singapore when the National Service (Amendment) Act came into ...

Tree Planting Day Tree Planting Day is an annual event in Singapore which typically involves the planting of trees and shrubs in public ...

Referendum on merger with Malaysia The referendum on merger with the Federation of Malaysia, also known as the Singapore National Referendum, was held ...

Cecil Clementi Smith Cecil Clementi Smith (Sir), (b. 23 December 1840, London–d. 7 February 1916, London) was the governor and commander-in-chief ...

Labour Front The Labour Front (LF), now a defunct political party, was an offshoot of the Singapore Labour Party. It was formed in ...

Fort Fullerton Fort Fullerton was one of the earliest forts built in Singapore, predating even Fort Canning. It was located at the ...

1819 Singapore Treaty On 6 February 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles, Temenggong Abdu’r Rahman and Sultan Husain Shah (also spelt as Hussein Shah) ...

Singapore Labour Party The Singapore Labour Party (SLP) was inaugurated on 1 September 1948. It was fronted largely by English-speaking Indians ...

Singapore Chronicle The Singapore Chronicle was the first newspaper in Singapore. Its inaugural issue was published on 1 January 1824. Originally ...

Selarang Barracks Selarang Barracks was built between 1936 and 1938 to house an infantry battalion. During the Japanese Occupation (1942–45), ...

The Straits Times With a history dating back to 1845, The Straits Times is the most widely read newspaper in Singapore with a reported ...

Merger with Malaysia On 16 September 1963, Singapore merged with the Federation of Malaya, Sarawak and North Borneo (present-day Sabah) to ...

Dennis Bloodworth Dennis Bloodworth (b. 24 May 1919, London, England – d. 14 June 2005, Singapore) was a veteran journalist and writer ...

Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew (b. 16 September 1923, Singapore–d. 23 March 2015, Singapore) was the first prime minister of Singapore ...

Mohamed Eunos bin Abdullah Mohamed Eunos bin Abdullah (b. 1876, Singapore–d. 12 December 1933, Singapore) was one of the most notable nationalist ...

Oversea Chinese Association The Oversea Chinese Association (OCA), or 昭南岛华侨协会, was established in March 1942 during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore ...

The Legislative Council The Legislative Council was one of the predecessors to today’s Parliament of Singapore. Established in 1867, its core ...

Tanglin Barracks The Tanglin Barracks was built by George Chancellor Collyer in 1861 for European troops. The barracks served the British ...

1824 Treaty of Friendship and Alliance The Treaty of Friendship and Alliance was signed on 2 August 1824 between the East India Company (EIC), representing ...

Franklin Charles Gimson Franklin Charles Gimson (Sir) (b. 10 September 1890, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, England–d. 13 February 1975, ...

Jawi Peranakkan The Jawi Peranakkan, the first Malay newspaper in Singapore, was founded in 1876 and remained in circulation until 1895. ...

Barisan Sosialis Barisan Sosialis, a now defunct political party, was formed in 1961 by left-wing members of the People's Action Party ...

Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation The Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation, or Konfrontasi, lasted from 1963 to 1966. The conflict was an intermittent war ...

Constance Mary Turnbull Constance Mary Turnbull (Professor) (b. 9 February 1927, Northumberland, England–d. 5 September 2008, Oxford, England), ...

Mouth of the Singapore River The mouth of the Singapore River was the point at which the Singapore River drained into the Singapore Strait. With ...

Straits Settlements Association The Straits Settlements Association was founded in London by a group of ex-Straits Settlements residents on 31 January ...

John Fraser A co-founder of Fraser & Neave (F&N), the world-famous bottler of fizzy drinks, John Fraser (b. 1843, Wigtown, Scotland–d. ...

History of general elections in Singapore Since 1948, general elections have been held to elect representatives to Singapore’s legislature. The first election ...

Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Day The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated on 1 July 1969 with a grand parade and march-past at the Jalan Besar Stadium ...

National Pledge The finalised version of the national pledge was largely drafted by then Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Rajaratnam ...

Jalan Eunos Jalan Eunos marks the eastern boundary of Geylang, a district located in the central region of Singapore. The road starts ...