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1429

Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau

Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau.

1999

Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force, Kosovo Force (KFor), ente

Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force, Kosovo Force (KFor), enters the province of Kosovo in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

1987

Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U

Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

1944

World War II: Battle of Carentan: American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan, Norm

World War II: Battle of Carentan: American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan, Normandy, France.

1940

World War II: Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender to General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux

World War II: Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender to General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux.

1935

A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War

A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War.

1864

American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S

American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their position at Cold Har�

1775

American War of Independence: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts

American War of Independence: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions�

1758

French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences

French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences.

1429

Hundred Years' War: On the second day of the Battle of Jargeau, Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of th

Hundred Years' War: On the second day of the Battle of Jargeau, Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.

1418

Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Parisians slaughter sympathizers of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, along with all prison

Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Parisians slaughter sympathizers of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, along with all prisoners, foreign bankers, and students and faculty of the College of Navarre.

2025

Israel initiates air strikes against Iran, initiating the Twelve Day War

Israel initiates air strikes against Iran, initiating the Twelve Day War.

1982

Battles of Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, during the Falklands War

Battles of Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, during the Falklands War.

1971

Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers

Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.

1944

World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armou

World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and tw�

1944

World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on Amer

World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.

1777

American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to h

American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.

1982

Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces

Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces.

1945

World War II: Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army liberate the captured in Ilocos Sur and start the Batt

World War II: Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army liberate the captured in Ilocos Sur and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon.

1944

World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-o

World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen.