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1936

Warren M. Washington, American atmospheric scientist

Warren M. Washington, American atmospheric scientist

1640

Bishops' Wars: Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated the English army near Newburn, England.

Bishops' Wars: Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated the English army near Newburn, England.

2022

Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the…

Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.

1970

Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including…

Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Rubén Salazar.

1950

Korean War: British Commonwealth Forces Korea arrives to bolster the US presence.

Korean War: British Commonwealth Forces Korea arrives to bolster the US presence.

1861

American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.

American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.

1842

Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War.

Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War.

1779

American Revolutionary War: American forces battle and defeat the British and Iroquois forces at the Battle of Newtown.

American Revolutionary War: American forces battle and defeat the British and Iroquois forces at the Battle of Newtown.

1778

American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.

American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.

1756

Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe.

Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe.

1946

Warren Jabali, American basketball player (died 2012)

Warren Jabali, American basketball player (died 2012)

1597

Henry Gage, Royalist officer in the English Civil War (died 1645)

Henry Gage, Royalist officer in the English Civil War (died 1645)

1979

Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (born 1890)

Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (born 1890)

2007

Six nuclear warheads were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force heavy bomber that flew from Minot Air Force…

Six nuclear warheads were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force heavy bomber that flew from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

1842

Under the Treaty of Nanking, an "unequal treaty" that ended the First Opium War, the Chinese island from which Hong…

Under the Treaty of Nanking, an "unequal treaty" that ended the First Opium War, the Chinese island from which Hong Kong would grow was ceded to Britain.

1350

Hundred Years' War: Led by King Edward III, a fleet of 50 English ships captured at least 14 Castilian vessels and…

Hundred Years' War: Led by King Edward III, a fleet of 50 English ships captured at least 14 Castilian vessels and sank several more at the Battle of Winchelsea.

1814

A cease fire agreement, called the Convention of Moss, ends the Swedish–Norwegian War.

A cease fire agreement, called the Convention of Moss, ends the Swedish–Norwegian War.

1790

The Treaty of Wereloe ends the 1788–1790 Russo-Swedish War.

The Treaty of Wereloe ends the 1788–1790 Russo-Swedish War.

718

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Arabs abandon the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople due to failure to secure enough…

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Arabs abandon the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople due to failure to secure enough supplies, defeat of their relief army by the Byzantines and an outbreak of plague in the�

1930

Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist

Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist