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2010

Faisal Shahzad attempts to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, but the bomb fails to go off

Faisal Shahzad attempts to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, but the bomb fails to go off.

2003

Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the

Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat�

1866

Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao

Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.

1931

The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fift

The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fifth-floor apartment on West 91st Street, New York City.

2002

The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to ha

The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries.

1863

American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in prepara

American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege.

1927

The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles

The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.

1915

HMS Princess Irene explodes and sinks off Sheerness, Kent, with the loss of 352 lives

HMS Princess Irene explodes and sinks off Sheerness, Kent, with the loss of 352 lives.

1416

Battle of Gallipoli: The Venetians under Pietro Loredan defeat a much larger Ottoman fleet off Gallipoli

Battle of Gallipoli: The Venetians under Pietro Loredan defeat a much larger Ottoman fleet off Gallipoli.

1973

The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the

The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War.

2009

Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris

Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed.

1919

Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U

Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.

1665

James Stuart, Duke of York (later to become King James II of England), defeats the Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestof

James Stuart, Duke of York (later to become King James II of England), defeats the Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft.

1829

HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba

HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba.

1982

Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-li

Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.

1955

Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently

Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.

1918

The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS mo

The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel.

1987

Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hiperc

Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.

1956

A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people

A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people.

1942

World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kis

World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.