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1740

A combined force of Spanish, free blacks and allied Indians defeat a British garrison at the Siege of Fort Mose near St

A combined force of Spanish, free blacks and allied Indians defeat a British garrison at the Siege of Fort Mose near St. Augustine during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

1991

Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the T

Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War.

1921

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U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States.