**This day in history** :
* _1814 – British troops capture Washington, D.C. and set the Presidential Mansion, Capitol, Navy Yard and many other public buildings ablaze._
* _1821 – The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of […]
**This day in history** :
* _1814 – British troops capture Washington, D.C. and set the Presidential Mansion, Capitol, Navy Yard and many other public buildings ablaze._
* _1821 – The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of […]
**This day in history** :
* _1777 – British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements._
* _1798 – French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion._
* _1902 – At least 6,000 people are killed by […]
**This day in history** :
* _1777 – British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements._
* _1798 – French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion._
* _1902 – At least 6,000 people are killed by […]
**This day in history** :
* _1965 – The Socialist Republic of Romania is proclaimed, following the adoption of a new constitution._
* _1918 – World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins._
* _1680 – Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo […]
**This day in history** :
* _1965 – The Socialist Republic of Romania is proclaimed, following the adoption of a new constitution._
* _1918 – World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins._
* _1680 – Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo […]
**This day in history** :
* _1977 – Voyager program: NASA launches the _Voyager 2_ spacecraft._
* _1995 – The Firozabad rail disaster kills 358 people in Firozabad, India._
* _1998 – U.S. embassy bombings: The United States launches cruise missile attacks against alleged […]
**This day in history** :
* _1977 – Voyager program: NASA launches the _Voyager 2_ spacecraft._
* _1995 – The Firozabad rail disaster kills 358 people in Firozabad, India._
* _1998 – U.S. embassy bombings: The United States launches cruise missile attacks against alleged […]
**This day in history** :
* _1960 – Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage._
* _1981 – Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States F-14A Tomcat fighters […]
**This day in history** :
* _1960 – Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage._
* _1981 – Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States F-14A Tomcat fighters […]
**This day in history** :
* _2019 – One hundred activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after having once covered six square miles (15.5 km2)._
* _1634 – Father Urbain Grandier, accused and […]
**This day in history** :
* _2019 – One hundred activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after having once covered six square miles (15.5 km2)._
* _1634 – Father Urbain Grandier, accused and […]
**This day in history** :
* _1986 – A Sudan Airways Fokker F27 Friendship is shot down near Malakal in present day South Sudan, killing 60._
* _1876 – Richard Wagner's _Siegfried_ , the penultimate opera in his _Ring_ cycle, is premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus._
* […]
**This day in history** :
* _1986 – A Sudan Airways Fokker F27 Friendship is shot down near Malakal in present day South Sudan, killing 60._
* _1876 – Richard Wagner's _Siegfried_ , the penultimate opera in his _Ring_ cycle, is premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus._
* […]
**This day in history** :
* _1971 – Bahrain declares independence from Britain._
* _1996 – Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is shot and killed by a Turkish security officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United […]
**This day in history** :
* _1971 – Bahrain declares independence from Britain._
* _1996 – Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is shot and killed by a Turkish security officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United […]
**This day in history** :
* _1868 – The 8.5–9.0 M w Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (_Extreme_), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand._
* _1913 – First production in the UK […]
**This day in history** :
* _1868 – The 8.5–9.0 M w Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (_Extreme_), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand._
* _1913 – First production in the UK […]
**This day in history** :
* _1898 – The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States where it is formally […]
**This day in history** :
* _1898 – The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States where it is formally […]
**This day in history** :
* _1920 – The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence._
* _1979 – Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and […]
**This day in history** :
* _1920 – The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence._
* _1979 – Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and […]
**This day in history** :
* _2001 – The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths._
* _1755 – Under the direction of Charles Lawrence, the British begin to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies and France._
* _1988 – Japanese […]
**This day in history** :
* _2001 – The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths._
* _1755 – Under the direction of Charles Lawrence, the British begin to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies and France._
* _1988 – Japanese […]
**This day in history** :
* _1973 – Mars 7 is launched from the USSR._
* _1974 – As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president._
* _2007 – Air […]
**This day in history** :
* _1973 – Mars 7 is launched from the USSR._
* _1974 – As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president._
* _2007 – Air […]
**This day in history** :
* _1794 – Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska._
* _1969 – At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album _Abbey […]
**This day in history** :
* _1794 – Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska._
* _1969 – At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album _Abbey […]
**This day in history** :
* _1914 – World War I: U-boat campaign: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea._
* _1824 – […]
**This day in history** :
* _1914 – World War I: U-boat campaign: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea._
* _1824 – […]
**This day in history** :
* _1583 – Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador._
* _1995 – Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces […]
**This day in history** :
* _1583 – Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador._
* _1995 – Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces […]
**This day in history** :
* _1265 – Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham: The army of Prince Edward (the future king Edward I of England) defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort and many of his allies._
* […]
**This day in history** :
* _1265 – Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham: The army of Prince Edward (the future king Edward I of England) defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort and many of his allies._
* […]
**This day in history** :
* _1946 – Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States._
* _1921 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they […]
**This day in history** :
* _1946 – Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States._
* _1921 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they […]
**This day in history** :
* _1988 – A British soldier was killed in the Inglis Barracks bombing in London, England._
* _1961 – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara orders the creation of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the nation's first centralized military espionage […]
**This day in history** :
* _1988 – A British soldier was killed in the Inglis Barracks bombing in London, England._
* _1961 – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara orders the creation of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the nation's first centralized military espionage […]
**This day in history** :
* _1932 – The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections._
* _1992 – China General Aviation Flight 7552 crashes during takeoff from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport, killing 108._
* _1763 – Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat […]
**This day in history** :
* _1932 – The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections._
* _1992 – China General Aviation Flight 7552 crashes during takeoff from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport, killing 108._
* _1763 – Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat […]
**This day in history** :
* _1858 – United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty._
* _1899 – The First Hague Convention is signed._
* _1987 – Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues._ […]
**This day in history** :
* _1858 – United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty._
* _1899 – The First Hague Convention is signed._
* _1987 – Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues._ […]
**This day in history** :
* _1854 – USS _Constellation_ (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy and current museum ship in Baltimore Harbor, is commissioned._
* _1896 – The city of Miami is incorporated._
* _1938 – _Hawaii Clipper_ disappears between […]
**This day in history** :
* _1854 – USS _Constellation_ (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy and current museum ship in Baltimore Harbor, is commissioned._
* _1896 – The city of Miami is incorporated._
* _1938 – _Hawaii Clipper_ disappears between […]
**This day in history** :
* _1299 – According to Edward Gibbon, Osman I invades the territory of Nicomedia for the first time, usually considered to be the founding day of the Ottoman state._
* _1857 – Indian Rebellion: Sixty-eight men hold out for eight days against a force of 2 […]
**This day in history** :
* _1299 – According to Edward Gibbon, Osman I invades the territory of Nicomedia for the first time, usually considered to be the founding day of the Ottoman state._
* _1857 – Indian Rebellion: Sixty-eight men hold out for eight days against a force of 2 […]
**This day in history** :
* _1861 – 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._
* _1529 – Francisco Pizarro González, Spanish conquistador, is appointed governor of Peru._ […]
**This day in history** :
* _1861 – 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._
* _1529 – Francisco Pizarro González, Spanish conquistador, is appointed governor of Peru._ […]