Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy.

Pope Marcellinus

Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed in Rome by troops of the usurper Magnentius.

Roman usurperNepotianusConstantinian dynastyMagnentius

The Byzantine army of emperor Constantine V defeats the Bulgarian forces in the Battle of Anchialus.

Byzantine EmpireConstantine VFirst Bulgarian EmpireBattle of Anchialus (763)

Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons.

Battle of ArbedoMilanSwitzerlandCantons of Switzerland

Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés fight their way out of Tenochtitlan.

ConquistadorHernán CortésLa Noche TristeTenochtitlan

Spanish forces defeat a combined French and Navarrese army at the Battle of Noáin during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre.

Kingdom of FranceKingdom of NavarreBattle of NoáinSpanish conquest of Iberian Navarre

King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel, comte de Montgomery.

Henry II of FranceJoustingGabriel, comte de Montgomery

The Deluge: Khmelnytsky Uprising: The Battle of Berestechko ends with a Polish victory.

Deluge (history)Khmelnytsky UprisingBattle of Berestechko

The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William (continuing the English rebellion from Rome), which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution.

Immortal SevenInvitation to WilliamGlorious Revolution

Seven Years' War: The Battle of Domstadtl takes place.

Seven Years' WarBattle of Domstadtl

Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery.

Blue JacketFort Recovery

The U.S. Congress organizes the Michigan Territory.

United States CongressMichigan Territory

French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.

AcrobaticsCharles BlondinNiagara FallsTightrope walking

The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.

1860 Oxford evolution debateOxford University Museum of Natural History

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".

President of the United StatesAbraham LincolnYosemite ValleyCalifornia

Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.

Charles J. GuiteauWashington, D.C.President of the United StatesJames Garfield

The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.

MontrealPort Moody, British ColumbiaJuly 4

The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Homestead StrikePittsburghPennsylvania

Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.

Albert EinsteinOn the Electrodynamics of Moving BodiesSpecial relativityAnnalen der Physik

The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.

Meat Inspection ActPure Food and Drug Act

The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.

Tunguska EventImpact eventEarthEastern Siberia

The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina CycloneRegina, Saskatchewan

U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft Chief Justice of the United States.

Warren G. HardingWilliam Howard TaftChief Justice of the United States

In Washington D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes and Dominican Ambassador Francisco J. Peynado sign the Hughes-Peynado agreement, which ends the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic.

Charles Evans HughesUnited States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916-24)

The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.

Night of the Long KnivesAdolf Hitler

Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.

Haile SelassieEthiopian EmpireLeague of Nations

The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.

Emergency telephone number999 (emergency telephone number)

World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.

World War IIBattle of Cherbourg

The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.

Chevrolet CorvetteFlint, Michigan

A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.

Trans World AirlinesLockheed ConstellationUnited AirlinesDouglas DC-71956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision