585 BC
A solar eclipse interrupts a battle outside of Sardis in western Turkey between Medes and Lydians. The battle ends in a draw.
1805
Napoleon is crowned in Milan, Italy.
1830
Congress authorizes Indian removal from all states to the western Prairie.
1859
The French army launches a flanking attack on the Austrian army in Northern France.
1863
The 54th Massachusetts, a regiment of African-American recruits, leaves Boston, headed for Hilton Head, South Carolina.
1871
The Paris commune is suppressed by troops from Versailles.
1900
Britain annexes the Orange Free State in South Africa.
1940
Belgium surrenders to Germany.
1953
Melody, the first animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor, premiers.
1961
Amnesty International, a human rights organization, is founded.
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