1722
Dummer's War begins along the Maine-Massachusetts border.
Dummer's War begins along the Maine-Massachusetts border.
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1953
Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The…
Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement
1947
Cold War: U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the…
Cold War: U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air�
1937
Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.
Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.
1897
Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British…
Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
1863
American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends; At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of…
American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends; At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces.
1861
American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat…
American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.
1758
French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the…
French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
1995
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
1964
Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of…
Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
1953
Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice…
Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to obse�
1929
The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
1880
Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle…
Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
1816
Seminole Wars: The Battle of Negro Fort ends when a hot shot cannonball fired by US Navy Gunboat No. 154 explodes the…
Seminole Wars: The Battle of Negro Fort ends when a hot shot cannonball fired by US Navy Gunboat No. 154 explodes the fort's Powder Magazine, killing approximately 275. It is considered the deadliest�
1714
The Great Northern War: The first significant victory of the Russian Navy in the naval battle of Gangut against the…
The Great Northern War: The first significant victory of the Russian Navy in the naval battle of Gangut against the Swedish Navy near the Hanko Peninsula.
1202
Georgian–Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Basian the Kingdom of Georgia defeats the Sultanate of Rum.
Georgian–Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Basian the Kingdom of Georgia defeats the Sultanate of Rum.
1965
Vietnam War: U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in…
Vietnam War: U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
1864
American Civil War: In the Battle of Ezra Church, Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt under General…
American Civil War: In the Battle of Ezra Church, Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt under General John Bell Hood to prevent Union forces led by General William T. Sherman from appro�
1854
USS Constellation (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy and current museum ship in…
USS Constellation (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy and current museum ship in Baltimore Harbor, is commissioned.