| 753 BC | Traditional date of the foundation of Rome. | |
| 43 BC | Marcus Antonius is defeated by Octavian near Modena, Italy. | |
| 1526 | Mongol Emperor Babur annihilates the Indian Army of Ibrahim Lodi. | |
| 1649 | The Maryland Toleration Act is passed, allowing all people freedom of worship. | |
| 1689 | William III and Mary II are crowned joint king and queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. | |
| 1836 | General Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Texas wins independence from Mexico. | |
| 1862 | Congress establishes the U.S. Mint. | |
| 1865 | Lincoln‘s funeral train leaves Washington. | |
| 1898 | The Spanish-American War begins. | |
| 1910 | Mark Twain dies at the age of 75. | |
| 1916 | Bill Carlisle, the infamous ‘last train robber,’ robs a train in Hanna, Wyoming. | |
| 1914 | U.S. Marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico. They will stay six months. | |
| 1918 | German fighter ace Baron von Richthofen, “The Red Baron,” is shot down and killed. | |
| 1943 | President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces that several Doolittle pilots have been executed by Japanese. | |
| 1960 | Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil. | |
| 1961 | The French army revolts in Algeria. | |
| 1966 | Pfc. Milton Lee Olive is awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for bravery during the Vietnam War. | |
| 1975 | The last South Vietnam president, Nguyen Van Thieu, resigns. | |
| 1995 | Federal authorities arrest Timothy McVeigh in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing. |
