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1967

The Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire

The Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.

1944

World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France

World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.

1944

World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 228 men, women and children are massacred by German troops

World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 228 men, women and children are massacred by German troops.

1942

World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydr

World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich.

1940

World War II: U

World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.

1940

World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends

World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends.

1935

Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932

Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.

1898

Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U

Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.

1864

American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger U

American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.

1861

American Civil War: Battle of Big Bethel: Confederate troops under John B

American Civil War: Battle of Big Bethel: Confederate troops under John B. Magruder defeat a much larger Union force led by General Ebenezer W. Pierce in Virginia.

1619

Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt

Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt.

2008

War in Afghanistan: A U

War in Afghanistan: A U.S. airstrike resulted in the reported deaths of eleven paramilitary members of the Pakistani Frontier Corps and eight Taliban fighters in Pakistan's tribal areas.

1918

World War I: Italian torpedo boats sank the Austro-Hungarian dreadnought SMS Szent István off the Dalmatian coast, killi

World War I: Italian torpedo boats sank the Austro-Hungarian dreadnought SMS Szent István off the Dalmatian coast, killing 89 of the crew.

1861

American Civil War: The Confederate Army only suffered eight casualties in its victory at the Battle of Big Bethel in Yo

American Civil War: The Confederate Army only suffered eight casualties in its victory at the Battle of Big Bethel in York County, Virginia.

1624

Thirty Years' War: France and the Dutch Republic concluded the Treaty of Compiègne, a mutual defence alliance

Thirty Years' War: France and the Dutch Republic concluded the Treaty of Compiègne, a mutual defence alliance.

2017

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces opened the Second Battle of Raqqa, the final phase of the Raqqa campaign,

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces opened the Second Battle of Raqqa, the final phase of the Raqqa campaign, capturing the de facto capital of the Islamic State four months later.

1964

World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children an

World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower�

1942

World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union

World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.

1940

World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids

World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.

1938

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.