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An Aragonese cavalry force defeats a superior Castilian cavalry force in the Battle of Araviana during the War of the…
An Aragonese cavalry force defeats a superior Castilian cavalry force in the Battle of Araviana during the War of the Two Peters.
The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control…
The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal, head of the German armed forces (OKW), and convicted Nuremberg war criminal…
Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal, head of the German armed forces (OKW), and convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946)
Harry Warren, American composer and songwriter (born 1893)
Harry Warren, American composer and songwriter (born 1893)
Frederick Townsend Ward, American sailor and mercenary (born 1831)
Frederick Townsend Ward, American sailor and mercenary (born 1831)
The United Mine Workers of America launch a strike which eventually escalated into the Colorado Coalfield War.
The United Mine Workers of America launch a strike which eventually escalated into the Colorado Coalfield War.
Philippine-American War: the American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
Philippine-American War: the American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence.
Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence.
Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle of Assaye is fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire…
Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle of Assaye is fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.
American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard,…
American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the…
First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ends in a Royalist victory.
The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists.
The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists.
American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by…
American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by Continental Army general Benedict Arnold to hand over West Point, New York.
Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.
Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.
The Warren Commission released its report to the U.S. president, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the…
The Warren Commission released its report to the U.S. president, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The report was made public three days later.