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1965

Vietnam War: The United States Air Force uses B-52 bombers to attack guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam

Vietnam War: The United States Air Force uses B-52 bombers to attack guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.

1815

Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhar

Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the sec�

1778

American Revolutionary War: The British Army abandons Philadelphia

American Revolutionary War: The British Army abandons Philadelphia.

1391

Tokhtamysh–Timur war: Battle of the Kondurcha River: Timur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde in present-day southea

Tokhtamysh–Timur war: Battle of the Kondurcha River: Timur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde in present-day southeast Russia.

860

Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the B

Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the Byzantine capital Constantinople.

1815

War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-d

War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-day Belgium.

1757

Third Silesian War: The Austrian victory at the Battle of Kolín forced Prussian leader Frederick the Great to give up th

Third Silesian War: The Austrian victory at the Battle of Kolín forced Prussian leader Frederick the Great to give up the Siege of Prague and retreat to Saxony.

2009

War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist

War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

1953

Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York

Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.

1926

King Roger, an opera about Roger II of Sicily by Karol Szymanowski, is premiered at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw

King Roger, an opera about Roger II of Sicily by Karol Szymanowski, is premiered at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw.

1800

War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria

War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria.

1945

Radovan Karadžić, Serbian-Bosnian politician and convicted war criminal, 1st President of Republika Srpska

Radovan Karadžić, Serbian-Bosnian politician and convicted war criminal, 1st President of Republika Srpska

2017

Otto Warmbier, American college student detained in North Korea (born 1994)

Otto Warmbier, American college student detained in North Korea (born 1994)

404

Huan Xuan, Jin-dynasty warlord and emperor of Huan Chu (born 369)

Huan Xuan, Jin-dynasty warlord and emperor of Huan Chu (born 369)

2009

War in Afghanistan: British forces began Operation Panther's Claw, in which more than 350 troops made an aerial assault

War in Afghanistan: British forces began Operation Panther's Claw, in which more than 350 troops made an aerial assault on Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan.

1863

American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U

American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.

1622

The Battle of Höchst takes place during the Thirty Years' War

The Battle of Höchst takes place during the Thirty Years' War.

1295

The Treaty of Anagni, an attempt mediated by the papacy to end the War of the Sicilian Vespers, is signed by the crown o

The Treaty of Anagni, an attempt mediated by the papacy to end the War of the Sicilian Vespers, is signed by the crown of Aragon, the kingdom of France and kingdom of Naples.

1180

First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan

First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan.

1771

Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (died 1848)

Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (died 1848)