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First Indochina War: The French Union withdrew its forces from Operation Camargue against the Việt Minh in central…
First Indochina War: The French Union withdrew its forces from Operation Camargue against the Việt Minh in central modern-day Vietnam.
American Civil War: The first major battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, was fought.
American Civil War: The first major battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, was fought.
Leo Szilard penned a letter, signed by Albert Einstein and addressed to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning…
�penned a letter, signed by Albert Einstein and addressed to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning that Germany may develop atomic bombs, leading to the establishment of the Manhattan Project.
Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
Morean War: The 49-day Siege of Coron ends with the surrender and massacre of its garrison by the Venetians.
Morean War: The 49-day Siege of Coron ends with the surrender and massacre of its garrison by the Venetians.
Franco-Dutch War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.
Franco-Dutch War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.
Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Dupplin Moor: Scots under Domhnall II, Earl of Mar are routed by Edward…
Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Dupplin Moor: Scots under Domhnall II, Earl of Mar are routed by Edward Balliol.
Warren Brown, American historian and politician (died 1919)
Warren Brown, American historian and politician (died 1919)
The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war.
The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war.
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the…
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army.
Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army.
Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman
Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman
Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants'…
Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West, and construction of the Berlin Wall is started. Th�
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.