1527 |
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German troops begin sacking Rome. Libraries are destroyed, the Pope is captured and thousands are killed. |
1529 |
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Babur defeats the Afgan Chiefs in the Battle of Ghagra, India. |
1682 |
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King Louis XIV moves his court to Versailles, France. |
1856 |
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U.S. Army troops from Fort Tejon and Fort
Miller prepare to ride out to protect Keyesville, California, from Yokut
Indian attack. |
1861 |
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Arkansas becomes the ninth state to secede from the Union. |
1862 |
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Henry David Thoreau dies of tuberculosis at age 44. |
1864 |
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In the second day of the Battle of
Wilderness between Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate
General Robert E. Lee, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet is wounded by
his own men. |
1877 |
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Chief Crazy Horse surrenders to U.S. troops in Nebraska.Crazy Horse brought General Custer to his end. |
1937 |
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The dirigible Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey. |
1941 |
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Bob Hope gives his first USO show at California's March Field. |
1942 |
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General Jonathan Wainwright surrenders Corregidor to the Japanese. |
1944 |
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The Red Army besieges and captures Sevastopol in the Crimea. |
1945 |
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Axis Sally makes her final propaganda broadcast to Allied troops. |
1954 |
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British runner Roger Banister breaks the four minute mile. |
1960 |
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960. |
1962 |
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The first nuclear warhead is fired from a Polaris submarine. |
1994 |
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The Channel Tunnel linking England to France is officially opened. |
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