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1812

The Siege of Cuautla during the Mexican War of Independence ends with both sides claiming victory

The Siege of Cuautla during the Mexican War of Independence ends with both sides claiming victory.

1808

Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation

Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.

1999

Infiltration of Pakistani soldiers on Indian side results in the Kargil War

Infiltration of Pakistani soldiers on Indian side results in the Kargil War.

1947

New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect

New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.

1808

Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia

Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia.

1808

Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill

Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill.

1616

Treaty of Loudun ends a French civil war

Treaty of Loudun ends a French civil war.

1970

Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city

Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and woundi�

1823

Brazilian War of Independence: A Brazilian squadron led by Lord Cochrane engages a Portuguese squadron under João de Cam

Brazilian War of Independence: A Brazilian squadron led by Lord Cochrane engages a Portuguese squadron under João de Campos off Salvador, Bahia.

1799

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is invaded and Tipu Su

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is invaded and Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George H�

1471

Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Princ

Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales.

1877

American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army un

American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.

1865

American Civil War: The Confederate government was declared dissolved at Washington, Georgia

American Civil War: The Confederate government was declared dissolved at Washington, Georgia.

1864

American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County

American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County.

1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with a major defeat of the Union's Army of the Potomac under Jos

American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with a major defeat of the Union's Army of the Potomac under Joseph Hooker by the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee.

1861

American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union

American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union.

1757

Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War

Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War.

1999

Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embass

Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.

1960

Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Ga

Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.

1954

Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13

Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).