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First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani.
Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW makes its first appearance as a publicly available service on the Internet.
World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal begins as the United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
World War II: U.S. Marines initiated the first American offensive of the Guadalcanal campaign, with landings on Tulagi (pictured), Gavutu–Tanambogo and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
The Battle of Mulhouse began with France's first attack of World War I in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to recover the region of Alsace from Germany.
World War II: In the first major naval engagement of the Guadalcanal campaign, Japan forced the U.S. Navy to withdraw from the Solomon Islands.
Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.
World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.
World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins.
World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapon program.
Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.
The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army lost the Battle of the Tenaru, the first of its three major land offensives during the Guadalcanal campaign.
Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states.
First World War: German forces captured Rossignol in Belgium, taking more than 3,800 French prisoners.
World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
The Battle of Cer ended with the first Allied victory of World War I.
The world's first publicly marketed instant noodles, Chikin Ramen, are introduced by Taiwanese-Japanese businessman Momofuku Ando.
World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.