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1972

Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

1971

Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

1926

Abd el-Krim ends surrenders to the French, bringing an end to the Rif War

Abd el-Krim ends surrenders to the French, bringing an end to the Rif War.

1865

Conclusion of the American Civil War: The Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Trans-Mississippi div

Conclusion of the American Civil War: The Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Trans-Mississippi division, is the last full general of the Confederate Army to surrender, at Galvest�

1644

Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo

Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.

1637

Pequot War: A combined English and Mohegan force under John Mason attacks a village in Connecticut, massacring approxima

Pequot War: A combined English and Mohegan force under John Mason attacks a village in Connecticut, massacring approximately 500 Pequots.

1573

The Battle of Haarlemmermeer, a naval engagement in the Eighty Years' War

The Battle of Haarlemmermeer, a naval engagement in the Eighty Years' War.

1999

Georgia Wareham, Australian cricketer

Georgia Wareham, Australian cricketer

1949

Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki

Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki

1904

Tamurbek Dawletschin, Tatar author and prisoner of war (died 1983)

Tamurbek Dawletschin, Tatar author and prisoner of war (died 1983)

1998

Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authori

Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot.

1996

First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-f

First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.

1988

Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces

Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then the second- and third-largest cities of Somalia.

1965

Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam

Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam.

1905

Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins

Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.

1863

American Civil War: The first Union infantry assault of the Siege of Port Hudson occurs

American Civil War: The first Union infantry assault of the Siege of Port Hudson occurs.

1860

Giuseppe Garibaldi begins the Siege of Palermo, part of the wars of Italian unification

Giuseppe Garibaldi begins the Siege of Palermo, part of the wars of Italian unification.

1813

War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George

War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George.

1799

War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland

War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland.

1595

A Gaelic Irish army successfully ambushes an English force in the battle of Clontibret during the Nine Years' War

A Gaelic Irish army successfully ambushes an English force in the battle of Clontibret during the Nine Years' War.