The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clashed in the Battle of Parabiago.

MilanLodrisio ViscontiBattle of Parabiago

Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark.

OrkneyShetlandPawn (law)DowryMargaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland

Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

Edward VI of EnglandKing of EnglandWestminster Abbey

René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La SalleFrench colonization of TexasMatagorda BayTexas

The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.

Postal Service ActUnited States Postal ServiceGeorge Washington

Louis-Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.

Louis-Alexandre BerthierPope Pius VI

Andreas Hofer, Tirolean patriot and leader of rebellion against Napoleon's forces, is executed.

Andreas HoferGerman TyrolNapoleon

Manuel Belgrano defeats the royalist army of Pío de Tristán during the Battle of Salta.

Manuel BelgranoRoyalist (Spanish American Independence)Pío de TristánBattle of Salta

Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville premieres at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.

Gioachino RossiniThe Barber of SevilleTeatro Argentina

The 1835 Concepción earthquake destroys Concepción, Chile.

1835 Concepción earthquakeConcepción, Chile

Polish insurgents lead an uprising in Kraków to incite a fight for national independence.

Kraków Uprising

American Civil War: Battle of Olustee: The largest battle fought in Florida during the war.

American Civil WarBattle of OlusteeFlorida

End of the Uruguayan War, with a peace agreement between President Tomás Villalba and rebel leader Venancio Flores, setting the scene for the destructive War of the Triple Alliance.

Uruguayan WarTomás VillalbaVenancio FloresParaguayan War

The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.

Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City

Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySwan LakeBolshoi Theatre

The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.

Territory of Hawaii

Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.

Futurist ManifestoLe Figaro

King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.

King O'MalleySurveyingCanberra

The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.

Congress of the United StatesSan Francisco-Oakland Bay BridgeCalifornia

The Congress of the United States proposes the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution that will end Prohibition in the United States.

Twenty-first Amendment to the United States ConstitutionProhibition in the United States

Adolf Hitler secretly meets with German industrialists to arrange for financing of the Nazi Party's upcoming election campaign.

Adolf HitlerSecret Meeting of 20 February 1933Nazi Party

Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.

Caroline Mikkelsen

Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace.

Edward O'HareFlying ace

American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies.

Movie studioOffice of War Information

The Saturday Evening Post publishes the first of Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms in support of United States President Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address theme of Four Freedoms.

The Saturday Evening PostNorman RockwellFour Freedoms (Norman Rockwell)Franklin RooseveltState of the Union address

World War II: The "Big Week" began with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers.

World War IIBig Week

World War II: The United States takes Eniwetok Island.

Eniwetok

Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.

Emmett AshfordAfrican-AmericanUmpire (baseball)Baseball

The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.

United States Merchant Marine Academy

The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.

Avro ArrowSupersonicFighter aircraftJohn Diefenbaker