Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.

Battle of RaphiaPtolemy IV PhilopatorAntiochus III the GreatSeleucid kingdom

Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus who surrenders after the battle, ending the Third Macedonian War.

Battle of PydnaRoman RepublicLucius Aemilius Paullus MacedonicusMacedonia (ancient kingdom)Perseus of Macedon

Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars led by Krum defeat the Byzantine army near Edirne. Emperor Michael I is forced to abdicate in favor of Leo V the Armenian.

Battle of VersinikiaBulgarsKrumByzantine EmpireEdirne

The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army near the Rednitz River, killing its leader Gebhard, Duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine).

HungariansEast FranciaRednitzGebhard, Duke of LorraineLotharingia

Fatahillah expels Portuguese forces from Sunda Kelapa, now regarded as the foundation of Jakarta.

FatahillahPortuguese EmpireSunda KelapaJakarta

Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Ottomans.

Battle of SisakOttoman Empire

Portuguese forces repel a Dutch invasion at the Battle of Macau during the Dutch-Portuguese War.

Portuguese EmpireDutch RepublicBattle of MacauDutch-Portuguese War

The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy.

Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithGalileo Galilei

The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.

Quebec ActQuebec

A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France.

Types of volcanic eruptionsLakiIcelandLe Havre

In the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, the British warship HMS Leopard attacks and boards the American frigate USS Chesapeake.

Chesapeake-Leopard AffairHMS Leopard (1790)USS Chesapeake (1799)

War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.

War of 1812OntarioLaura SecordJames FitzGibbon

The British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America.

Parliament of the United KingdomFeudalismSeigneurial system of New FranceBritish North America

Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot are assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which had resulted in the Trail of Tears.

CherokeeMajor RidgeJohn RidgeElias Boudinot (Cherokee)Treaty of New Echota

The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.

United States Department of JusticeUnited States Congress

The Royal Navy battleship HMS Camperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMS Victoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.

Royal NavyBattleshipHMS Camperdown (1885)British Mediterranean FleetFlagship

British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.

British ColonyPuneMaharashtraChapekar brothers

Spanish-American War: The US Fifth Army Corps lands in Cuba.

Spanish-American WarFifth Army Corps (Spanish-American War)Spanish-American WarCuba

The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.

London UndergroundCharing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway

George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

George VMary of TeckUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.

Hammond Circus Train WreckHammond, Indiana

France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany.

Armistice with France (Second Compiègne)ArmisticeNazi Germany

Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.

Nazi GermanySoviet UnionOperation Barbarossa

Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the capture of Tobruk.

Erwin RommelField Marshal (Germany)Tobruk

The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by US Congress.

Pledge of Allegiance

Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre.

Operation BagrationArmy Group Centre

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.

Franklin D. RooseveltG.I. Bill

The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end.

Battle of Okinawa

The ship MV Empire Windrush brought the first group of 492 Jamaican immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom.

MV Empire WindrushJamaicansTilburyImmigration to the United Kingdom

The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Cuyahoga RiverCleveland, OhioClean Water ActEnvironmental Protection Agency