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1963

The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair"

The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair".

1944

World War II: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in

World War II: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day.

1941

World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing

World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.

1940

World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French d

World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").

1917

World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day"

World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".

1916

World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out

World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.

1900

Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria

Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria.

1864

American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, V

American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners.

1288

The Battle of Worringen ends the War of the Limburg Succession, with John I, Duke of Brabant, being one of the more impo

The Battle of Worringen ends the War of the Limburg Succession, with John I, Duke of Brabant, being one of the more important victors.

2023

Russo-Ukrainian War: The Kakhovka Dam is destroyed

Russo-Ukrainian War: The Kakhovka Dam is destroyed.

2017

Syrian civil war: The Battle of Raqqa begins with an offensive by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to capture the city

Syrian civil war: The Battle of Raqqa begins with an offensive by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to capture the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

1944

World War II: Commencement of Operation Overlord: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins with the execution of Operation

World War II: Commencement of Operation Overlord: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins with the execution of Operation Neptune—commonly referred to as D-Day—the largest seaborne invasion in history.�

1944

World War II: Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges by Allied paratroopers, also known as Operation Coup de M

World War II: Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges by Allied paratroopers, also known as Operation Coup de Main (incorrectly referred to as Operation Deadstick.)

1942

World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turnin

World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turning point in the Pacific Theater. All four Japanese fleet carriers taking part—Aka�

1918

World War I: U

World War I: U.S. Marine Corps suffers its worst single day's casualties during the Battle of Belleau Wood while attempting to recapture the wood at Château-Thierry (the losses are exceeded at the Bat�

1762

Seven Years' War: British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city

Seven Years' War: British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city.

1513

War of the League of Cambrai: In the Battle of Novara, Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis II de la Trémoille, fo

War of the League of Cambrai: In the Battle of Novara, Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis II de la Trémoille, forcing them to abandon Milan; Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.

1967

Six-Day War: Israeli soldiers enter Jerusalem

Six-Day War: Israeli soldiers enter Jerusalem.

1945

King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II

King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II.

1942

World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory

World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory.