Assassination of Alboin, King of the Lombards.

AlboinLombards

Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.

First CrusadeKerbogha

Muhammed VI becomes the tenth Nasrid king of Granada after killing his brother-in-law Ismail II.

Muhammed VI, Sultan of GranadaNasrid dynastyEmirate of GranadaIsmail II, Sultan of Granada

Edward IV is crowned King of England.

Edward IV of England

Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

Charles V, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Empire

Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.

Guadeloupe

The Battle of Berestechko between Poland and Ukraine starts.

Battle of BerestechkoPolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthCrimean Khanate

Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.

Peter the GreatCharles XII of SwedenBattle of Poltava

A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).

New EnglandSiege of Louisbourg (1745)New Style

The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory in the American Revolutionary War leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.

Battle of Sullivan's IslandAmerican Revolutionary WarCarolina Day

Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.

Thomas Hickey (soldier)Continental ArmyGeorge WashingtonMutinySedition

The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.

Continental ArmyBattle of Monmouth Courthouse

Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelocke lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals.

British invasions of the River PlateJohn WhitelockeEnsenada, Buenos Aires ProvinceBuenos Aires

Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

CoronationQueen Victoria

The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier.

Paris Opera BalletGiselleSalle Le Peletier

Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone.

Adolphe SaxSaxophone

Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.

Sigma ChiFraternities and sororities in North America

The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Conformation showNewcastle upon Tyne

The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.

Army of the Potomac

Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.

BushrangerNed KellyGlenrowan, Victoria

The Austro-Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.

Austro-Serbian Alliance of 1881

The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Anglo-French Convention of 1882GuineaSierra Leone

Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.

Labor Day

El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form the Greater Republic of Central America.

El SalvadorHondurasNicaraguaGreater Republic of Central America

The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis' claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."

United States Court of Private Land ClaimsJames Reavis

An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.

Twin Shaft disasterPittston, Pennsylvania

The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.

United States CongressSpooner ActTheodore RooseveltPanama Canal

The SS Norge runs aground and sinks.

SS Norge

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaSophie, Duchess of HohenbergAssassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaCasus belli

The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.

Treaty of VersaillesAllies of World War I